商务英语阅读技巧经济发展篇

例：The Nation's purchasers said industrial activity declined in August, and the government composite index of leading indicators fell 0.2% in July.
全国的购买商称：八月份的工业生产下降，政府主要指标的综合指数七月份下降了0.2％。

例：The unemployment rate dipped from 5.7% in July back to 5.6% - its June reading - but the non-farm workweek was cut, and hourly wage fell.
失业率从七月份的5.7％下降至六月份的5.6％，但非农业企业的周工作时间缩短，时工资降低。

常用于表示下降趋势的短语有：

a dip / to dip to

a decline / to decline

a drop / to drop

a decrease / to decrease

a collapse / to collapse

a cut / to cut

a downward movement in / go down

a fall off / to fall off

a leveling off / to level off

a low point / to reach a low point

a slip in / to slip off

a slump in / to slump

a slide / to slide