The bar chart provides information about expected changes in four fiction genres, namely Young Adult, Classics, Mystery and Romance, over the period from 2025 to 2029. The figures are given in thousands.
Overall, sale of Romance is scheduled to experience a slight increase, whereas Mystery and Classics tend to decrease slightly. In contrast, Young Adult is likely to be maintained at the same level.
In the first year, 2025, one of the leading genres was Romance, with sales reaching approximately 84,000. Next comes Mystery, with around 61,000 copies sold. The number of Young Adult books totaled about 30,000, whereas Classics units sold were one of the lowest, at approximately 18,000.
Afterwards, in 2027, Romance books are likely to experience significant growth, standing at approximately 110,000 units. Sales of Mystery are expected to rise noticeably to 80,000 copies, while Classics and Young Adult are scheduled to remain at the same number of units.
In the final year, 2029, Romance is likely to continue as dominant genre, hitting about 95,000. Sales of Mystery are expected to drop substantially to 55,000. In contrast, Young adult sales are predicted to remain at the same level, standing at 30,000 units, whereas Classics are expected to fall to about 13,000 units.