The phrase "a real decline of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant decrease or reduction in a particular area, such as economy, health, or population.
Example: "The report highlighted a real decline of interest in traditional media among younger audiences."
Alternatives: "a significant drop in" or "a genuine decrease in".
In the year to June, Canadian workers' wages fell by 0.1%, a real decline of 1.9%; Swedish workers received a nominal pay rise of 2.9%, a real increase of 1.9%.In this section OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS PRICES AND WAGES SWITZERLAND COMMODITY PRICE INDEX Reprints.
The comparison may, however, demonstrate a real decline of demersal fish biomass on the outer shelf over the long period from the 1960s, when these offshore grounds must have held accumulated virgin stocks till to date.
the apparent "declines" in earlier versions probably isn't a real decline in usage of those handsets: their owners likely are still using them.
The data may point to a real decline in the occurrence of some types of cancer, experts said.
So we can see as [INAUDIBLE] has shown that actually, in the late 16th and 17th century, there was a real decline in population because of smallpox, because of epidemics that only began to rise again in the 18th century.
In other words, though the subsidy has come down sharply from 2010, which partly reflects a real decline in the price of solar power and partly reflects the extraordinary generosity of the initial tariff, we're a long way from grid parity.
It is too early to tell whether the slowdown will continue and lead to a real decline in the number of inmates, Mr. Beck said.
Both Sutton and Frykholm suggest the Rapture's climax may have already come, with the latter sensing a "real decline in the power of that narrative" and Sutton adding the last great resurgence was post-9/11.
This might indicate a real decline in the incidence of distal radius fracture, but other factors could have influenced our results.
A major reason for this decrease is our lower estimate of episodes of acute gastroenteritis, which probably resulted from changes in data sources and methods rather than a real decline in the rate of illness.
For instance, the gradual decline in the number of HEC samples from Capri in the natural history collections (see Figure 2) is postulated to reflect a real decline in population size of the HEC rather than a collector bias since former habitats appeared to be largely overgrown on the island nowadays (unpubl. observations by MBM).
