excess supply
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For the US economy, a ban could deliver short-term relief at the pump by flooding the domestic market with excess supply.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The crisis in the Middle East is helping them export their way out of trouble: Chinese carmakers are sending excess supply to overseas markets, where high gasoline prices are prompting more drivers to buy EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“As with prior IPO waves, strong demand — not excess supply — is likely to be the defining feature.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Natural gas has come under pressure even as crude oil rallied, highlighting a disconnect between a globally tight oil market and a gas market burdened by excess supply and muted weather-driven demand.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
We might as well take excess supply, or allow demand and supply to react differently, or have a different sensitivity to prices and quantities.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
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