The document provides examples of phrases used to describe trends and changes in data such as prices, costs, and employment levels. It gives phrases that indicate data bouncing back, leveling out, rising steadily then stabilizing, crashing to the lowest level in years, plummeting, remaining steady, rising steadily, rising, shooting up, going through the roof, a sharp rise, and falling.

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Business English 2 booklet
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“Share prices have bounced
.”
They decreased, but then came back to
their original level.
“The of living has
levelled out.”
It is at a constant level.
“Interest rose steadily and
then stabilised.”
They increased slowly but continuously and
then remained at a constant level.
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“Prices have crashed to their lowest
in six years.”
They fell quickly to their lowest level in six
years.
“ prices have
plummeted.”
They have fallen quickly and a lot.
“Prices have steady.”
They haven’t moved much.
“Food have been rising
steadily.”
They have been increasing constantly.
“Unemployment is the
rise.”
It is increasing.
“ prices shot up last
month.”
They increased very quickly.
“Share prices have gone
the roof.”
They have increased incredibly quickly.
“There has been a sharp rise
the number of
unemployed.”
There has been a big increase.
“Share prices been
falling.”
They have been decreasing.
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