This is the 228th most frequent Swedish word.
ökade
"Increased" (past tense).
Here, 'ökade' is used as a verb in the past tense, indicating that the action of increasing occurred in the past.
Antalet besökare ökade under sommaren.
The number of visitors increased during the summer.
In this sentence, 'ökade' serves as an adjective describing the revenues, indicating growth or an increase.
Företaget såg ökade intäkter jämfört med förra året.
The company saw increased revenues compared to last year.
Here 'ökade' modifies 'behovet' as an adjective, signifying an augmented requirement.