The phrase "addition to the decline" is not correct in standard English; it should be "in addition to the decline." You can use it when you want to introduce an additional point or factor related to a decline in a particular context.
Example: "In addition to the decline in sales, we are also facing increased competition in the market."
Alternatives: "besides the decline" or "along with the decline."
In addition to the decline of hunting, another factor advanced for the increasing number of seals around Long Island is that the area is increasingly well-stocked with their favorite species: mackerel, squid, fluke, flounder, herring, crab and sand eel.
In addition to the decline in manufacturing jobs in the last few decades, other industries that provided many of the city's entry-level jobs have fallen off precipitiously since the onset of the recession in 1988.
"In addition to the decline in the quantity of candidates, the quality of applicants is declining," the firm wrote in a paper published on the New Paltz Central School District's superintendent search site, suggesting a confidential process for a search this year in the New Paltz district.
In addition to the decline in the Perrier shares today on the French stock market, the Bourse's Commission of Operations, equivalent to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States, said it would investigate possible insider trading in the company's stock amid reports there was heavy buying of options to sell the stock Friday before the company's announcement.
In addition to the decline of his real estate empire, he and his wife have been locked in divorce-court proceedings.
In addition to the decline in rainfall, the surface water resources are also fully utilized, which led to overexploitation of groundwater resources for agriculture.
There was a 13percentt year-over-year revenue decline in iPhone sales in addition to the 5percentt decline in unit sales.
In addition to the significant decline in youth incarceration, each of these states also experienced a decline in youth crime over the same period.
In addition to the steep decline in the stock market, investors have pulled tens of billions of dollars out of the country and the economy is projected to shrink this year for the first time in a decade.
