Collocations for trend - noun

strong
consistent, steady
accelerating, growing, increasing
underlying
Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying trend is healthy.

big, dominant, main, major, prevailing
current, latest, new, recent
long-term
gradual
clear, marked, significant
important
general, overall
apparent, discernible
global, international, national, worldwide
larger, wider
The increase in crime in the capital was just part of a wider trend.

positive, upward
downward, negative
opposite
healthy, welcome
adverse, dangerous, disturbing, unfortunate, worrying
fashion
demographic, population
cultural, social
evolutionary, historical
economic, market
growth, inflationary
The latest figures show a clear growth trend in the service sector.

begin, create, set, start
In the 1960s, Britain set the fashion trends.

continue
follow
We are following the trend for more flexible working conditions.

reinforce
buck, counteract, go against
efforts to buck the current downward trend in sales

reverse
halt
detect, identify, notice, observe, see
I can see a worrying trend in these results.

indicate, reflect, show, suggest
The data indicates a trend towards/toward earlier retirement.

develop, emerge
continue
indicate sth, reflect sth, show sth, suggest sth
Current trends suggest that cities will continue to grow.

grow

on trend
Linen is on trend again this summer.

trend away from
a trend away from narrow specialization

trend for
A trend for nostalgia has emerged.

trend in
future trends in the volume of employment

trend towards/toward
the trend towards/toward privatization