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The export industry is in dire straits.
Literal
Export industry [topic-は] blue-breath-exhaled-breath is.
青息吐息 (あおいきといき) is a 四字熟語 literally meaning 'blue breath, exhaled breath' — describing a state of extreme hardship or exhaustion. It vividly conveys the export industry's struggle, more colorful than simply saying 'in trouble.'