The phrase "a decrease in the value of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in worth or importance, often in financial or economic contexts.
Example: "The report indicated a decrease in the value of the company's stock over the past quarter."
Alternatives: "a drop in the value of" or "a decline in the value of".
A decrease in the value of those assets will require an increase in the taxpayers' share of the rescue costs.
Bookings of nondurable goods dropped 0.3 percent, reflecting a decrease in the value of petroleum products.
But the combination of a precipitous drop in income and a decrease in the value of your portfolio — particularly for those with concentrated positions in bank stocks — has upended household balance sheets.
"In addition, evidence from across the judiciary suggested that a decrease in the value of the pension would impact adversely on motivation and that the current uncertainty was already lowering the morale and motivation of our remit group".
The results showed that an increase of the bend radius causes a decrease in the value of the maximum scour depth.
At approximately 400 °C the H bonded to C at tetrahedral sites is also released which leads to an internal restructuring of the 'lattice', hence a decrease in the value of S is observed.
There was a decrease in the values of the enthalpies of reactions as well as in the association constants which was proportional to the decrease in water activity.
Conversely, a 4.9% decrease in the value of the US dollar.
The decrease in the value of the refractive index is attributed to the alumina density decrease away from the cavity walls.
That and decreases in the value of endowments and income made fiscal 2009 a tough time for most campuses, she said.
The distinction is highly significant in dollar terms because changes in technology often lead to severe decreases in the value of equipment over time.
