VOCABULARY FOR DESCRIBING TRENDS

Fluctuation: an irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation.

Sentence: Prices of commodities are subject to fluctuation

Growth: the process of increasing in size.

Sentence: Computers and electronics are growth industries and need skilled technicians.

Slump: to sit or fall down suddenly and heavily

Sentence: This is the worst slump in property prices since the 1980’s.

Variation: a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

Sentence: The figures showed marked variation from year to year.

Upsurge: a sudden or large increase:

Sentence: Department stores report a recent upsurge in credit-card fraud.

Uplift: raise the level of; improve.

Sentence: His encouragement gave me a hot sense of uplift.

Rocketed: to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success

Sentence: Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week.

Soar: to rise very quickly to a high level:

Sentence: Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters.

Marginal: very small in amount or effect:

Sentence: There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.

Modest: not large in size or amount, or not expensive

Sentence: New cars are now available at relatively modest prices.

Dips: a decrease in the amount or success of something

Sentence: Share prices have taken a slight dip

Extreme: reaching a high or the highest degree; very great

Sentence: We took shelter from the extreme heat under a palm tree.

Summarise: to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form.

Sentence: Jim was asked to summarise the document by Wednesday.