The bar chart below illustrates the quantity of books rented at a local bookstore in the UK throughout 2009.
Overall, the number of books rented fluctuated over the given period, while December recorded the highest number of books rented in the year, February accounted for the least.
The quantity of books rented started at 10 in January before decreasing sharply to 6 in February, showing the lowest number in the year. The figure slightly rose to 7 by March and continued rising to 13 by April before reaching its peak in the first half of the year at 15 in May. This trend experienced a fall to 14 in June.
The total number of books rented in the second half of the year was higher compared to that of the first half. In July, 15 was the number of books rented before dramatically increasing to 20 in August. This figure continued with a sharp decrease to 12 in September and a slight rise to 14 in October. This trend was followed by a minor fall to 9 in November before dramatically increasing to 21 in December, recording the highest number of books rented in the year.
