Describing Change:
Verbs
Nouns
rise to
a rise
increase to
an in crease
go up to
growth
climb to
an upward trend
boom
a boom (a dramatic rise)
fall to
a fall
decline to
a decline
decrease to
a decrease
drop to
a drop
go down to
a slump (a dramatic fall)
reduce to
a reduction
level out at
a leveling out
do not change
no change
remain stable
a fluctuation
remain steady
reach a peak
stay at
stay constant at
maintain the same level
fluctuate around
peak at, peak of
stand at*
(This phrase is used to focus on particular point, before mention the movement: e.g. In the first year, unemployment stood at…)