The line graph illustrates the changes in sales volume for one company across five different genres of jam, namely Strawberry, Raspberry, Plum, Cherry, and Grape in a five-year period starting from 2009.
Overall, it is evident that while the figure for Plum registered a consistent downward trajectory, the reverse was true for Strawberry, Raspberry, Grape, and Cherry. Notably, Strawberry remained the most dominant category throughout the entire timeframe.
Focusing on the two highest figures, at the beginning of the period, the unit sales of Strawberry stood at roughly 3.5 million, which was 0.6 higher than that of Raspberry, at 2.9 million. Strawberry witnessed a significant rise to about 5.5 million in 2011, before reaching a peak of around 6.5 million in 2013 and maintaining that level until 2014. Meanwhile, Raspberry represented a steady and uninterrupted upward trend, reaching to approximately 4.9 million in 2013, followed by a slight growth to just over 5 million by 2014.
Moving on to Cherry, Plum and Grape, in 2009, the sales figures of Grape was 1 million in comparison with around 1.7 in Cherry and 2.5 in Plum. The sales volume of Plum showed a gradual decline to nearly 0 million in 2014. In contrast, a marginal climb to about 1.9 million was visible in Cherry in 2010, then fluctuated around 2.4 million until 2014. Meanwhile, Grape showed a moderate growth, increasing to 1.5 in 2011. By 2012, Grape surpassed both Plum and Cherry, and continued to go up to well over 4 million by 2014.