The phrase "exacerbated this trend" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to suggest that something has increased or intensified the effect of an existing situation or trend. For example, "Recent developments in the economy have exacerbated this trend of slow economic growth."
Tax policy has exacerbated this trend instead of mitigating it.
On Friday, the Labor Department's monthly unemployment report, which showed that the nation's job losses in May were much lower than anticipated, exacerbated this trend.
David Batty, an ex-director of Sotheby's, estimates that there are now only one-fifth as many lots at auction in their London showrooms as there were 30 years ago.The auction houses have exacerbated this trend by cutting the number of sales in order to concentrate increasingly on the top end of the market.
Many of the recent conflicts around the world have exacerbated this trend and the demands on weapon guidance systems and sensor development have risen considerably.
"February saw a hiatus on the high street, with online sales soaring while in-store sales stalled," said David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG. "There's no doubt inclement weather exacerbated this trend, but it certainly underscores the importance of having a sophisticated online operation".
The passage last spring of the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act has only exacerbated this trend.
New technology will exacerbate this trend.
The gangbo will likely exacerbate this trend.
The risk is that focusing only on further devolution to the nations and English regions, will exacerbate this trend.
Laura Durso Honolulu David Frum correctly acknowledges that income inequality in the United States has been growing steadily and that the use of genetic technology by the affluent to enhance the "intelligence, health, beauty and strength" of their offspring would exacerbate this trend.
The institutional setting of REDD in the Convention on Climate Change may further exacerbate this trend, as neither conservation nor socioeconomic concerns like the rights and well-being of indigenous peoples and local communities are addressed.
