From 1990 to 2012 total water usage declined 29%, despite a population increase of 17%.

However, the economy experienced negative economic growth from the beginning of 1984 and continued to decline despite the government's recovery efforts.

Critics point out that overall crime rates have not declined despite the huge increase in imprisonment.

Employment continued to decline in June, despite the increase in production.

Koufax declined to join the Miracle, despite the fact he would have been working on 14,875 days rest.

Domestic automobile sales declined 14.8 percent in the first 10 days of March, despite higher buyer incentives.

The rate of executions has been slowly declining since 1935, despite widespread public support for the death penalty.

At the same time, Williams declined to raise the museum's annual acquisitions budget, despite rising prices on the art market.

The company initially declined to comment, despite more than 879,000 shares trading, nearly 14 times the average daily volume.

However, the paper never became a significantly profitable property and in its later years it declined substantially despite numerous efforts to turn things around.