20180919【English sentences】 to describe the data

1 the table*(or the chart) shows the changes in the number of sth. over the period from T1 to T2

2 the chart illustrates*(shows, depicts, reveals) that...

the graph provides some date regarding sth.

this is a graph which descibes the trend of sth.

the graph, presented in a pie chart, shows the general trend in...

3 the data*(statistics, figures) leads us to the conclusion that...

as is shown*(demonstrated, exhibited) in the diagram, ...

as can be seen from the diagram, great changes have taken place in...

4 as can be seen from graph, the two curves show the fluctuation of sth.

5 over the period from T1 to T2, sth. remained level

6 in the 3 years spanning from 2015 through 2018, ...

from then on/from this time onwards

the number of sth. remained steady*(stable) from T1 to T2

7 the number sharply went up to...

8 the fogures peaked at X1 in T1

sth. reached a peak*(a high point) at

the figures reached the bottom*(a low point)

9 the percentage of sth. is slightly larger*(or smaller) than that of sth.

10 the graphs show a threefold increase in the number of sth.

A is X times as much/many as B

11 sth. decreased year by year while, sth. increased steadily

sth. increased by增长了/sth. increased to增长到

12 there is an upward trend in the number of sth.

a considerable increase*(or decrease) occurres from T1 to T2

from T1 to T2, the rate of decrease slow down

from this year on, there was a gradual decline*(reduction) of sth., reaching a figure of X

T1 witnessed*(saw) a sharp rise in sth.

13 the difference between A and B lies in ...

A has something in common with B

there are a great number of similarities*(differences) between A and B

be similar to / be the same as