1. The share prices plummeted to an all time low. to plummet = to plunge = (stürzen)
2. Unemployment has soared to 20%. to soar = to rocket = (sprunghaft ansteigen)
3. Steel production peaked in the early 1980s. to peak (den Hochstand erreichen)
4. Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth. to level off/out (sich einpendeln)
5. Profits slumped by over 50%. to slump (absinken)
6. The economic boom sent property prices skyrocketing. to skyrocket (in die Höhe schießen)
7. Sales have picked up 14% this year. to pick up = improve (erholen)
8. The shares have halved in value. to halve = (halbieren)
9. Output should triple by next year. to triple = to treble = (verdreifachen)
10. Sales have increased/decreased fivefold = -(suffix) fold = (x fach)
Good luck with the next (sales) presentation and hope your numbers are on the up.
share prices (Aktienkurse), all time low (Tiefstand), property prices (Immobilienpreise), output (Produktionsmenge / leistung), to be on the up (Auf dem aufsteigenden Ast sein)