The line graph illustrates the sales of children’s books, adult fiction books and educational books between 2002 and 2006.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is clear that the sales of children’s books showed a steady increase, whereas the sales of adult books exhibited a gradual decline. Initially, the sales of educational books showed a slight upsurge.
In detail, it is evident that the sales of children’s books followed an upward trend throughout the period. However, the sales of adult fiction showed a slight decrease from 45 million to 38 million between the years 2002 and 2003, before increasing to 40 million in 2004. Moreover, the sales of children’s books experienced a steady soar from 32 million in 2002 to 42 million in 2004.
Meanwhile, the sales of educational books showed a slight upsurge from 22 million to 33 million between 2002 and 2003, before declining to 25 million in 2005. The sales of children’s books accounted for 55 million in 2006, while the sales of adult fiction represented 30 million in 2006. In addition, the sales of educational books accounted for 30 million in 2006.