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cor‧re‧spon‧ding
[only before noun]
[only before noun]1 caused by or connected with something you have already mentioned : 
The war, and the corresponding fall in trade, have had a devastating effect on the country.
The war, and the corresponding fall in trade, have had a devastating effect on the country.2 having similar qualities or a similar size, position etc to something else [= equivalent]: Sales are up 10% on the corresponding period last year.
Sales are up 10% on the corresponding period last year. —correspondingly adverb: As his political power has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army.
As his political power has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army.