Band 6+: The bar chart below shows the estimated sales nationally of silver goods in '000s of units for two companies next year. The pie chart shows the projected market share of the two companies in silver goods at the end of next year. Silver goods refer to CD players, Walkmans etc. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

The graph illustrates predicted national sales of silver goods for two companies- Mark Jones Ltd and Meteor Products Ltd- by the end of the following year. The pie shart demonstrates each company’s projected market share till next year.

Overall, the total sales for both companies are expected to rise dramatically by december. Mark Jones Ltd sales will experience a sharp decline in Feburary, and then continue to grow steadily till december. By the end of the period, Mark Jones will have the upper hand in marketing. The pie graph provides information on each company’s portion in market share.

Meteor Products show a drastic and continuous upward trend, starting from an initial sale of approximately 150 ‘000s of units in the first month and ending up with 600 by the end of period. Mark Jones company experienced a notciable drop of 200 ‘000s of units in the first month and then rose significantly by december. Even though Mark Jones experienced a huge dip in their sales, they end up having more final sales than Meteor Products. The market share is predicted to be 30% for Mark Jones, 20% Meteor products and the remaining 50% for other companies.