1. the price of laptops dropped followed by a period of stability

9. member numbers reached their lowest point in March.

10. car sales rocketed over the period.

3. the amount of money spent fell slightly and then quickly recovered.

7. attendance at the conference decreased steadily last year.

6. the number of students applying to the university stabilized over the decade.

4. visitors numbers to the website plunged in the first quarter of the year.

8. the growth rate was erratic (irrégulier) during the previous year.

2. numbers reached a high in the year 2019.

5. book purchases increased slowly but surely over the year.