The bar graph compares five countries in terms of magazine sales per person in 2000 and 2010, along with predicted sales for 2020.
Overall, between 2000 and 2010, the average number of magazines bought per person declined in Country A, Country B, and Country C, with Country B recording the highest figures in both years. In contrast, Country D and Country E experienced growth over the same period. In 2020, a similar pattern is expected to continue, except Country E, where sales are projected to start falling.
Between 2000 and 2010, the average number of magazines purchased by each person in Country A and Country B experienced around two-point drop, falling from about 49 to 47, and from 50 to almost 48 respectively. Meanwhile, Country C stood at approximately 37 in 2000 before declining to roughly 34 in 2010. Moving forward, Country B and Country C are predicted to decrease by about two points, going down to about 46 and 32, in turn. By comparison, Country A is estimated to witness a marked fall, reducing to 38.
As for the remaining countries, the average number of magazines sold per person in Country D and Country E started with about 18 and 4 respectively in 2000, after which the figures of both countries increased slightly by 2 in 2010 (20 and roughly 4 respectively). In 2020, the figure for Country D is predicted to continue rising to about 22, as opposed to Country E, where magazine sales per individual will fall back.