Prepositions for trends

Prepositions might be small, but they can cause big problems when you’re trying to express yourself well in English. Here are some useful prepositions that are common in business communication.

Trends

Sales have increased by six per cent.
His gross salary went up from $240,000 to $254,400.
Our sales volume is now at 40,000 per quarter.
Our sales have held steady at $535,000.
Our profits are now five per cent up on last year’s results.
We are currently four per cent over budget.
We should aim for a cost reduction of eight per cent.
Our sales figures for this month are just over last month’s results.
She earns just under €100,000.
We have achieved 15 per cent growth over the past decade.