Useful phrases for describing a line graph

1. Introduction
The line

demonstrates

the (crime, sales, download, migration, birth) rate

over a period of

graph

illustrates

() in (Russia, China, the UK)

(five weeks,

deals with ()

the level of ()

three months, 6

gives information about

the amount () of

years)

represents ()

the fraction () of

shows ()

the process of

over a period

presents data on (

the percentage (%)of

from 1998 to

) ...

the changes in (production, consumption, supply,

2012

demand, labour market)

the measurements () of (water temperature,
the thickness of the ozone layer)
the total number of ( )
2. Findings
A.
There was a

steep
sharp
dramatic
quick
rapid
noticeable -
significant -
considerable

rise -
increase
growth
upward trend
rising tend
increasing trend

slow -
steady -
gradual
moderate -
gentle
slight -
modest

fall -
decrease
downward trend
falling trend
decreasing trend

in

the
the
the
the
the
the

amount of
number of
level of
fraction of
rate of
percentage of

from 1997 to 2001

between 1997 to 2001
after 1997
before 2001
for the following 7 years

B.
The
The
The
The
The
The

amount of
number of
level of
rate of
fraction of
percentage of

grew -
increased
went up
rose
shot up

rocketed

steeply -
sharply
dramatically
quickly
rapidly
noticeably -
significantly
considerably

over the next 7 years

from 1997 to 2001

between 1997 to 2001
after 1997
before 2001
for the following 7 years

fell -
declined
decreased
went down
dropped

plummeted
reached a peak
max
reached a bottom
min
leveled off

remained steady
remained the same
stabilized
evened out

slowly -
steadily -
gradually
moderately -
gently
modestly

slightly

over the next 7 years

fluctuated -
improved -
recovered
deteriorated -
C.
In 1997

the
the
the
the
the
the

amount of
number of
level of
rate of
fraction of
percentage of

wa
s

just under -
just over
well under
well over
roughly
nearly
around
about
approximately -

3. Conclusion
The line graph indicates ( , ) that
highlights ( ) that
makes it clear ( ) that
leaves no doubt ( )
gives statistical evidence to the fact that

hundred (100)
thousand (1000)
million (1,000)
billion (1, 000,000)