Reporting trends

Reporting trends

1. Presenting

   • As you will see from this graph.. I'd like to show you... Let me draw your attention to this part of the graph... Let's look more closely at this month's figures. This figure refers to the sales in China only. The pie chart shows our chare of the european market today. As you can see, our main competitor has an even bigger share. The bar chart represents sales in our assian outlets. Here you can see a comparison between. On the line graph you will note.

2. Increases

   • A slight/ constant/marked/substancial increase; an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of...%; a little over/above what we predicted; the recovery/upturn began in; an overall increase in...; an upward trend in the demand for; sales reached record levels/ reached peak in; a strong surge in the sales of...;by month the figure had risen to...;we predict that sales will soar in the coming year/over the next..months.

3. Decreases

   • Just under our target; way below our expectations; a slight/notable/significant decrease in; a drop of about ...%; a slight/regular/dramatic decline/ reduction in...; the downturn began in (month); the situation began to deteriorate in (month); the number has continued to fall.

4. Fluctuations

   • A slow start developed into steady progress in sales; an initial upward trend was followed by; we note slight fluctuacions throghout the year; normal seasonal variations are the cause of occasional downward trends; sales have been rather irregula; the level/ the rate has been unstable since; you will note a certain instability in the rate of

5. Conclusions

   • We must focus our attention on; what i suggest is ; there is ancessiy for; we need more; we have no choice but to; appropriate measures must be taken; the only option we have is to; these changes are inevitable; we will have to revise our estimation; the result/outcome will be; I stongly recommed; To conclude, I am happy/ i regret to announce that...