The bar chart compares the sales figures for game software, CDs, and DVDs worldwide over a four-year period from 2000 to 2003.
Overall, the sales of DVDs and game software increased, while CD sales experienced a decline by the end of the period. Despite this, CDs had the highest sales in all four years.
To begin with, in 2000, CD sales stood at almost 35 billion dollars, which was twice as high as DVD sales. Additionally, game software sales were just over 10 billion dollars. In 2001, however, CD sales fell to approximately 32 billion dollars, while the market performance of DVDs and game software rose to just over 20 billion dollars and just under 15 billion dollars, respectively.
In 2002, the downward trend in the CD market continued, reaching 31 billion dollars, whereas the sales of DVDs and game software rose to almost 30 billion dollars and 20 billion dollars, respectively. By the end of the period, the contributions of CDs and DVDs to the global market reached just over 30 billion dollars. Furthermore, game software sales increased to 20 billion dollars.
