1. Upward Trend
1. Rise
Example:
A. Prices rose from $10 to $15 within 3 months.
B. Prices rose by 50%.
2. Surge
Example:
A. It then surged to high of 75,000 units
B. Then, there was a surge of 75000 units.
3. Peak
Example:
From there, the audience level continues to rise sharply, reaching a peak of 45% of the population between 6 and 10 pm, also aptly known as “prime time”.
4. Rocket/ Skyrocket
Example:
A. By 2030, the elderly Japanese population is predicted to rocket / skyrocket 150% within one year.
B. By 2030 the proportion of elderly Japanese is predicted to rocket /skyrocket to 25%of the population within one year.
5. Leap
Example:
The figure leapt to 80,000 by the end of the year.
There was a big leap of 80,000 in the figure by the end of the year.
6. Soar
Example:
While sales of Product B remained steady, sales of Product A soared during the fourth quarter.
7. Spike
Example:
On the other hand, house prices spiked in the first two months after the recession.
There was a spike in house prices in the first two months after the recession.
8. Climb
Example:
The number of televisions sold in 2010 climbed.
9. Jump
Example:
New gym memberships jumped 10% immediately after the Christmas holiday period.
There was a 10% jump in new gym memberships immediately after the Christmas holiday period.
10. Increase
Example:
Birth rates in New Zealand stood at 20,000 at the start of this period and increased to a peak of 66,000 in 1961.
11. Go up
Example:
It went up by 20% at the end of the period
12. Take off
Example:
The sales took off in the month of January.
There was a take off in the sales in the month of January.
13. Shoot up
Example:
The sales shoot up in the month of January.
There was a shoot up in the sales in the month of January.
14. To reach a high
Example:
Conversely, audience levels for radio reach a high in the morning by 9 am.
15. Upward trend
Example:
The graph shows an upward trend in household access to modern technology in the UK from 1996 to 2003.
2. Downward Trend
1. Decrease
A. From that point, marriages decreased steadily until 1970 hitting a low of about 250,000.
B. There was a steady decease in marriages until 1970 when it hit a low of about 250,000.
2. Decline
Australian exports gradually declined to about 11 million tones in 1990.
3. Drop
A. From 10 pm, audience levels drop dramatically to nearly 1% by 2 am.
B. From 10 pm there is a dramatic drop in audience levels to nearly 1% by 2 am.
4. Dip/ take a dip
A. Between the 2nd and 3rd quarter Sales of Product D took a dip of 10%, but later regained.
B. There was a 10% dip in Product D sales between the 2nd and 3rd quarter.
5. Fall
From 10pm, audience levels fall sharply to nearly 1% by 2 am.
From 10 pm there is a sharp fall in audience levels to nearly 1% by 2 am.
6. Plunge
After a recovery of 10%, it plunged sharply
After a recovery, there was sharp plunge in it.
7. Plummet
It suddenly plummeted to hit the lowest point.
There was a sharp plummet in the sales after 2 years.
8. Crash
After a recovery of 10%, it crashed sharply
After a recovery, there was sharp crash in it.
9. Sink
After that it sank to 75.
10. Slip back
Only to slip back to 800 in May 2010
11. Go down
It went down by 3%
12. To hit bottom
After a slight recovery, it then went down sharply to hit the bottom.
13. Reach a low/ an all-time low
In 1992, the sales of the product A went down sharply to reach an all time low.
14. A downward trend
Overall, a downward trend can be seen 0in marriages between 1951 and 2003
3. Stable
1. Static/unchanged/stable/constant
From January to March the percentage of children using supplements remained fairly static/unchanged/stable/constant at approximately 10%
2. Stabilize
After a 10-year period of fluctuations, the total value stabilized at roughly 30% until 2005.
3. Steady
By contrast, the figures for Japan remained steady at just under 5% until the early 2000s.
4. Level off
It then leveled off and remained the same till the end.
5. Plateau
After a hiccup, it reached a plateau.
4. Fluctuation
1. Fluctuate
Student enrollment fluctuated wildly, but the trend was clearly upward.
There were wild fluctuations in student enrollment, but the trend was clearly upward.
2. Erratic
The graph of sales moved erratically during last 10 years.
3. Inconsistency
The graph of sales moved inconsistently during last 10 years.
4. Irregularity
There were apparent irregularities in the sales of the product B during the whole period.
5. Up and down
It went up and down quite regularly during the same period.
5. Recovery
Recovery
There was a sharp recovery in the sales of pizza after 2 years.
The sales of pizza recovered sharply.
Revival / Resurgence / Resurrection
There was an apparent revival /resurgence / resurrection in the sales of pizza in the last 2 years.
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