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							Thu 27 Aug, 2009 05:28 pm
						
						
					
					
					
						There will be an upward trend with yearly sales rising from just below 150,000 in 2010 to 400,000 units in 2020, although a slight decrease is predicted to emerge in the year 2013 and 2018.
Can I pelace decrease with deflection, and which one is better?
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													@jinmin1988,
												No, you can't.  Deflection and decrease are not similar words.
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@engineer,
												The original sentence was written by me, I just wonder which one is more appropriate according to the meaning?
											
 
					
				 
																
						
														
					
													@jinmin1988,
												Decrease is the correct term.  Deflection is not correct; you can't use it and have the sentence make sense.