The phrase "a total decline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a complete or significant decrease in something, such as performance, sales, or health.
Example: "The company reported a total decline in profits this quarter, leading to concerns about its future."
Alternatives: "a complete drop" or "an overall decrease".
Market declines of that duration are unusual: the S.& P. last dropped for six weeks in 2002, with a total decline of almost 15 percent, according to Yardeni Research.
But in the new downturn, Portugal now has a total decline of 5.2 percent, and Spain, buffeted by the need to bail out its banks, may be headed to a new low.
FIGURES for Greece's economic output in the second quarter, released yesterday, are pretty bleak: the country sank deeper into recession, contracting 1.5% during the quarter, making a total decline of 3.5% over the past year.
Ford, after having posted a $12.7 billion loss in 2006, faced repeated setbacks in 2007; its sales were down every month of the year except November, for a total decline of 12%.
"We expect a total decline of more than 20% from the October 2007 peak".
As tariff liberalizations deepens further and heads toward completion by the year 2046, China's total exports to TPP region decline by 0.09%, while imports still fall and register a total decline by 0.13%.
Falling real estate values accounted for a third of the total decline.
In 2011 and 2012, the Kansas Geological Survey reports, the average water level in the state's portion of the aquifer dropped 4.25 feet — nearly a third of the total decline since 1996.
The index's total decline since a peak in early February has been nearly 20 percent.
Exotix, the brokerage firm, is predicting a 10 percent slump in gross domestic product this year followed by 8 percent next year and a total 23 percent decline before nadir is reached.
Dillard's reported that its worst-performing merchandise category was men's clothing and accessories, which registered a total sales decline of 9percentt compared with a 6percentt drop in the women's and juniors clothing segment.
