The number of people unemployed went up ...... 20,000 last year ...... almost 21,000 this year which is an increase ...... nearly 1,000 people.

Our company's exports rose ...... 0.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis. This means that our profit went up as well.

Just ...... 1,000 copies of the cookery book were sold this year alone. Actually, the total number was 1,143.

A: I suppose there were just ...... 2.1 million dollars in that briefcase.
B: Excellent guess! There was two million dollars exactly.

I'm afraid imports have fallen ...... 16.4 per cent ...... 15.3 per cent this month alone. This leaves us with a profit margin ...... 4.8 million dollars only.

The sales of our latest cosmetics products have plummeted ...... 0.7 per cent this season. This is what I'd call a dramatic decrease, wouldn't you?

...... 2004 ...... 2008, the company has made over six billion dollars in net profit.

Overall sales of our new product line peaked ...... February.

The sales price stood ...... three dollars an option when I join the stock exchange.

Mr and Mrs Fernandez sold their share of the company ...... nearly four million dollars.