The phrase "a continuing trend of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing pattern or development in a particular area or subject matter.
Example: "There has been a continuing trend of increased remote work since the pandemic began."
Alternatives: "an ongoing trend of" or "a persistent trend of".
A continuing trend of hospital consolidation may drive up prices.
The merger represents part of a continuing trend of consolidation in the research tools market.
The figures show a continuing trend of capital flight and emigration of skilled youths.
The United States has sharply criticized Zimbabwe's treatment of journalists, deploring what it describes as "a continuing trend of harassment of the free press".
With a continuing trend of big business mergers, how long will it be before most corporations become subsidiaries of a few mega-conglomerates, which will comprise all of the listed issues on the New York Stock Exchange?
Key figures: Whitehall: down by 10.9% Non-Whitehall civil service: down by 6.8% Local government: down by 6.7% Public sector: down by 4.3% Justine Stephen, researcher at the Institute for Government, said the latest figures show a continuing trend of reductions in Whitehall since the spending review.
But it's part of a continuing trend to makes the lives of the poor worse and worse, as we add more and more people to their numbers.
Our findings demonstrate a continuing trend in seroepidemiology of HBV in Greece, about 10 years after the establishment of mandatory vaccination for infants and adolescents not previously immunized.
We believe that this is a continuing trend which allocates more of the preventive and interceptive procedures to dental hygienists.
The Bank of England said the latest figures reflected the continuing trend of an improvement in lending to individuals, but a decline in lending to businesses.
