Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
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
see 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.
Also written 下廻る【したまわる】