Prepositions to describe statistics
at - used to indicate a location or position, as in time, on a scale, or in order:
Examples
- at the beginning; at 3pm; at age 35; at the finish; at the highest point.
- In June Sales of XYZ product were at $45,000
- Unemployment remained steady at 1.6 million at the end of the year.
- The number of visitors peaked at 2,000 in the middle of the month.
from - used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits:
Examples
- Sales rose from 25,000 to 50,000 last year.
- There was an increase from 1.6 million to 2.0 million in the unemployment rate.
between - intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree:
Examples
- between eight and nine o'clock; between 20 and 35 people; between black and grey.
- Between January and March there was a dramatic increase in website visitors.
- There was a decrease in the number of people working between the middle of the year and the end of the year.
over - during; through, or throughout (a period of time):
Examples
- Over the next three months the level of interest decreased.
- There was steady growth over a three-month period.
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