noun
spotty economic boom; uneven recovery
Economic term describing a recovery where some sectors or regions improve while others lag, creating an uneven or limping pattern. Often used in news and economic analysis.
専門家は、今回の回復は跛行景気に過ぎないと警告している。
Experts warn that the current recovery is merely a spotty economic boom.
跛行景気では、製造業は伸びてもサービス業は低迷する。
In an uneven recovery, manufacturing may grow while the service sector stagnates.
Compound of 跛行 (hakō, 'limping') and 景気 (keiki, 'economic conditions'). The term likens an uneven economic recovery to a limping gait.