Moreover, the American market remains the mainstay of Japan's export-dependent economy.

The governor of Japan's central bank said it would continue its efforts to halt the decline, which has hurt the export-dependent Japanese economy.

Germany's export-dependent economy was initially hit hard by the global financial crisis of 2008-9, which triggered the worst recession since 1949.

Indeed, forecasters are predicting an increase in domestic demand, important for making Japan's economy less export-dependent.

Any American slowdown could hit the export-dependent economies of Asia.

The central bank said the strong franc had threatened to dampen economic growth in Switzerland's export-dependent economy.

The strong mark has hurt Germany's export-dependent economy by making its products more expensive abroad.

Raising interest rates at a time when Thailand's export-dependent economy is feeling the chill of the American economic slowdown may sound counterintuitive.

A trade war with the U.S. would be disastrous for China's export-dependent economy.

But as the dollar rose, these export-dependent economies lost their competitiveness.