decreased slightly vs slightly decreased

Both "decreased slightly" and "slightly decreased" are correct and commonly used in English. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

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decreased slightly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a small decrease in something.

Examples:

The temperature decreased slightly in the evening.
The sales decreased slightly last month.

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Between 2002 and the RIP, Community consumption decreased slightly by 1 %.
In view of the production volume of the Community industry remaining stable, the capacity utilisation rate decreased slightly during the period considered, from a level of 84 % in 2002 to the level of 81 % in the RIP.
Indeed, the productivity of the Union industry workforce, measured as output per person employed per year, decreased slightly over the period considered.
Between 2002 and the RIP, the market share of the Community industry decreased slightly, as did its sales volume on the Community market.
Nevertheless, even the sales volume of the Community industry decreased slightly during 2002.
The number of employees decreased slightly over the period considered.
As explained above, consumption of the product concerned decreased slightly during the period considered.
During the period considered the Union industry free market sales volume of filament glass fibre products (that is to say to unrelated customers) decreased slightly by 1 % over the period considered.
Between 2002 and the RIP, the market share of the Community industry decreased slightly, together with sales volume on the Community market.
The volume of imports from Russia decreased slightly from 21901 tonnes in 2001, corresponding to a market share of 10,1 %, to 21810 tonnes in the IP, corresponding to a market share of 9,6 %.
The volume of imports of the product concerned from Ukraine into the Community decreased slightly from around 154000 tonnes during 2002 to around 138000 tonnes during 2003 and 2004, before increasing to around 180000 tonnes during 2005 and to around 210000 tonnes during the IP.
- capacity decreased slightly from 18,8 million tonnes in 1997 to 18,2 million tonnes in 2001, and remained at 18,2 million tonnes in 2002,
In view of the stable production volume, the resulting capacity utilisation decreased slightly, from a level of 84 % in 2002 to a level of 81 % in the RIP.
TEA decreased slightly from 42 % to 39 %.
The debt-to-GDP ratio decreased slightly from 52.6% in 2002 to 51.8% in 2003.
In the third quarter of 2009 the seasonally adjusted saving rate decreased slightly.
The sampled Union producers' average net sales price increased substantially between 2010 and 2012, but decreased slightly during the RIP.
Manganese ore prices which remained stable until 2004 suddenly doubled in 2005 and decreased slightly during the IP.
Manganese ore prices which remained stable until 2004 suddenly doubled in 2005 and decreased slightly during the IP.
It decreased slightly by 5 percentage point in the IP.

Alternatives:

slightly decreased
experienced a slight decrease
went down a bit
dropped slightly
showed a small decline

slightly decreased