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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awful figures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe numerical data or statistics that are particularly bad or disappointing.
Example: "The company's quarterly report revealed some awful figures, indicating a significant drop in sales."
Alternatives: "terrible numbers" or "dismal statistics".
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These are awful figures.
These are plainly awful figures.
Those awful figures began to fall.
But the recent awful figures mask the fact that exports and imports have held more or less steady since January.Month-on-month changes in exports give a better sense of the decline, and these point to a slump in trade that was particularly dramatic at the turn of the year but which has since hit bottom.
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The first is that Nenpuku's performance has not been as awful as bald figures suggest.
"It's awful to use contemporary figures.
And its shipment figures were awful - fewer than a million over three quarters.
Jordan Hiscott, of financial spread-betting firm Gekko Global Markets, said BAE's figures were "awful".
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