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B. Graphs, charts and d 
iagrams give a clear picture of trading performance and other statistical information. Study the statistics vocabulary.
to stand at Sales stand at 5 units.
to remain constant Sales remained constant.
to reach a peak of Sales reached a pick of 5 units. |  
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 to increase an increase of
to rise by/to a rise of
to go up
to grow
Chocolate price increased by £3.
Chocolate price increased to £5.
There was a price rise of £2.
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 to decrease a decrease of
to fall a fall of
to drop by/to a drop of
to decline a decline of
to go down
Sales decreased to2 units last year.
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to level off at
Sales levelled off at 3 units.
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to fluctuate
Sales fluctuated for one year.
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| You may use the following adverbs and adjectives with the above verbs and nouns | ||||||||||
| sharply/dramatically – резко rapidly – быстро slightly – слегка, немного gradually – постепенно steadily – стабильно Prices increased sharply last year. Sales declined rapidly during May. | sharp/dramatic rapid steady There was a sharp increase in sales. There was a rapid decline in May. | |||||||||
