Ielts writing Essentials (book 2)

B. COMMENTING TRENDS
In this section, we are proving the typical vocabulary to define the increasing and
decreasing trends of the graph.
1. FOR INCREASING TRENDS:
(a) a slight/constant/marked/substantial increase in sales
(b) an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of...%
(c) a little over/above what we predicted- the recovery/upturn began in (month)
(d) an overall increase in...
(e) an upward trend in the demand for...
(f) sales reached record levels/reached a peak in (month)
(g) a strong surge in the sales of...
by (month) the figure had risen to ...

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(h) we predict that sales will soar in the coming year/over the next ...months.