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"below trend" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it when discussing situations where something is less than what is expected or typical. For example, "Due to the restrictions, sales were below trend last quarter."
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The report confirmed growth overall in Scotland during 2016 of 0.4%, which was "below trend and expectation".
"The economy is growing well below trend," Mr. Dudley said.
China's growth has also been slightly below trend.
So growth now has to be slowed to below trend.
By early 2007 the economy was growing below trend.
In Australia, the economy has been growing a bit below trend over the past year.
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Last week, the I.M.F.'s World Economic Outlook forecast "below-trend" growth for both sides of the Atlantic.
"But looking through all the noise," he added, "the data is still consistent with below-trend growth.
"We have had three consecutive quarters of below-trend growth," said William C. Dudley, chief United States economist at Goldman Sachs.
Australia's economic growth is predicted to be a below-trend 2.5% this financial year, before recovering to 3% in 2015-16 and 3.5% in the years after that.
If below-trend growth continues, monetary policy may well lack the tools to address it, particularly if tail risks – economic, financial, political, or geopolitical – also undermine recovery.
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