GRAPHS - CHARTS
STATISTICS - RESULTS - TRENDS
Graphs and charts, like those shown below, are often used to present information and data.

Useful vocabulary for presenting figures and trends : 
  
 

• 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 share of the European market today.
• As you can see, our main competitor has an even bigger share.
• The bar chart represents sales in our Asian outlets.
• Here you can see a comparison between ...
• On the line graph you will note:
     - a strong upward trend in the sales of product A...
          ▪ despite occasional fluctuations...
          ▪ with a slight drop during the holiday season ...
          ▪ with occasional variations due to ...
  
     - the overall performance of product B is good
          ▪ the initial surge in sales was followed by
            a period of slower growth in the second half of the year.
          ▪ the instant success of the product was followed by
            a period of stabilization in the level of sales

• Increases :
  - a slight/constant/marked/substantial increase in sales
  - an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of ...%
  - a little over/above what we predicted
  - the recovery/upturn began in (month)
  - an overall increase in...
  - an upward trend in the demand for...
  - sales reached record levels/reached a peak in (month)
  - 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.
   
• Decreases :
  - just under our target
  - way below our expectations
  - a slight/notable/significant decrease in
  - a drop of about ...% in ...
  - 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
   
• Fluctuations/Variations :
  - a slow start developed into steady progress in sales
  - an initial upward trend was followed by ...
  - we note slight fluctuations throughout the year
  - normal seasonal variations are the cause of occasional  downward trends
  - sales have been (rather) irregular
  - the level/the rate has been unstable since ...
  - you will note a certain instability in the rate of ...

  Conclusions

• We must focus our attention on ...
• What I suggest is ...
• There is a necessity 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 strongly recommend ...
• To conclude, I am happy/I regret to announce that ...