Describing trends (1)

1. In June-13, remained steady, did not change, leveled out, stayed constant, plateaued at, stabilized at 2%

2. From June-13 to Aug-13, increased, rose, grew, went up, climed, improved

3. From Aug-13, droped, declined, fell, decreased, diminished, reduced, shrank, plunged, plummeted, dove, slumped

4. boomed, leaped, rocketed, surged

Note: V +by/at

There be a/an N + in/of