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economic issues

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UK/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈɪʃuːz/
US/ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk ˈɪʃuːz/

Meanings

  1. phraseplural

    problems or topics connected with a country's money, jobs, trade, and growth.

    Grammar: Countable phrase; for one such matter say 'an economic issue'.

    Patterns

    • economic issues facing someone
    • a range of economic issues
    • discuss economic issues

    The report lists the main economic issues facing young workers.

    Voters said jobs and prices were the economic issues that mattered most to them.

    The two leaders met to talk about trade and other economic issues.

  2. phraseplural

    subjects studied or written about in economics, such as inflation, unemployment, or trade.

    Grammar: Often used in academic contexts with verbs like 'study', 'analyse', or 'cover'.

    Patterns

    • study economic issues
    • a course on economic issues
    • write about economic issues

    Her course covers economic issues such as inflation and unemployment.

    The journal publishes articles on global economic issues.

    Students chose economic issues for their final projects.

Common combinations

key economic issues
The debate focused on the key economic issues of the day.
global economic issues
Climate change is now seen as one of the biggest global economic issues.
address economic issues
The new government promised to address economic issues quickly.
economic issues facing a country
The book explains the economic issues facing developing countries.

Synonyms and how they differ

economic problems
Stronger and more negative; use it when the matters are clearly harmful, not just topics for discussion.
economic matters
More formal and neutral; it sounds less like problems and more like subjects for attention.

Word family

economic adjective
Relating to a country's money, trade, and industry.
economy noun
The system of money, trade, and industry in a country or region.
economist noun
A person who studies or advises on economics.

Commonly confused: economic issues or economical? economic issues or financial?

economic issues vs economical

Means 'cheap to run or use' and describes things like cars or heating. 'Economic' means 'relating to the economy'.

economic issues vs financial

Relates to money in general, including personal or company money. 'Economic' is wider and usually about a whole country or system.

Practice

The newspaper published a special report on the ______ facing the region, including high unemployment and slow growth.

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