The phrase "and a small fall" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing an event or situation that includes a minor drop or decline, either literally or metaphorically.
Example: "The hike was beautiful, with stunning views and a small fall that added to the charm of the landscape."
Alternatives: "and a slight drop" or "and a minor decline".
There was brighter news at least from small and medium sized manufacturers despite no growth in orders at home and a small fall in new export sales in the three months to January, according to the CBI's SME trends survey.
He pointed to an increase in the number of people in work, to new private sector jobs and a small fall in the long-term unemployed.
The first three depolarisations each caused an increase in VCa of 13 mV (i.e. an increase in intracellular Ca2+) erased and a small fall in pHi.
No clear evidence of antitumour effects emerged although pain in metastatic lymph nodes and a small fall in myeloma paraprotein levels during dosing were observed.
37 There was evidence of increased lipid lowering agent use (indicative of increased statin use) and a small fall in population lipid levels.
There was a rise in the complication rate in the active group after the intervention and a small fall in the rate in the control group: the difference between these two just reached significance (p=0.05, table 2).
The rise in non-farm payrolls of 243,000 was larger than the consensus of around 150,000, with all of the increase in the private sector (+257,000), and only a small fall in public-sector employment.
And even a small fall in the number of people coming to Britain or staying there each year could add up to substantial economic losses in time.The Treasury's original plan, laid out in December, sought to strike a balance between fairness and pragmatism.
G.D.P. in the first three months of the year fell 10.1percentt from a year earlier, also less than expected and a smaller fall than 11.5percentt reported in the earlier April data, but still the worst ever.
Some, such as Aviva's Mixed Investment pension fund, showed a small fall on Friday and Monday, but subsequently recovered.
It was nudged up by higher prices in the services sector, higher food, alcohol and tobacco prices, and a smaller fall in energy prices compared with September.
