excessive demand

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📖 Definitions

  1. A level of demand that exceeds the available supply or sustainable capacity, often leading to inflationary pressures or resource shortages.; Unreasonable or disproportionate requests made by consumers, businesses, or individuals that strain systems or resources.; In economics, a situation where aggregate demand outpaces aggregate supply, potentially causing price increases.

💬 Examples

  1. The housing market is currently experiencing excessive demand due to low interest rates and limited inventory.

  2. The hospital staff struggled to cope with the excessive demand for emergency services during the flu season.

  3. By tightening monetary conditions, the Fed aims to dampen excessive demand and restore price stability across key sectors of the economy.