yar why u people r not uNDrStNding the question.it was askin the CAUSE FOR DECREASE IN PRESSURE NOT THE ITS CONSEQUENCE.WHEN DIAPHRAGM CONTRACTS it flattens increasin the volume of thoracic cavity nd decreasin the pressure.so anser is diaphrm contraction not incCREASE IN volume sos these pressure nd volume changes occur simultaneously cos of contraction of diaphram nd intercostal muscles