(v5r, vt)to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under→Related words:
上回る
日本の1998年末の金・外貨準備高は689億ドルで、1年前の770億ドルを下回った。 Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier.