Code:
date= [714262 724124 731733 734732 736209];      %matlab dates
area = [ 60154 48444 38991 29487 24084];         % area
area_change = [0 0.1947 0.3518 0.5098 0.5996 ];  %change in percent

figure(7)
[AX, T1, T2] = plotyy(date, area ,date, area_change, 'bar', 'line')
set(TX(2), 'ycolor', 'r')
set(TX(2),'YDir','reverse')  %% reversed to chow area decrease.