The given graph illustrates the proportion of the ways which music was purchased in specific 7 years, from 2011 to 2018. Overall, while streams experienced a dramatic rise in the percentage of music sales throughout the period, the opposite was true for CDs purchased. Interestingly, both noticeable increase and decrease were recorded in the figures of music purchased in downloads segment.
In 2011, streams started the period with roughly 5%, this figure then went up to over 20% in 2017 and ended the timeframe with 41%, becoming the most chosen method of buying music in the year of 2018. In constrast, over 55% of music bought by residents were recorded in CDs in 2011, accounting for over half of the total music sales. 5 years later, in 2016, this figure witnessed a steady drop of 25% and hit its bottommost point at exactly 25% by the end of the timeline.
Regarding the remaining way of purchasing music, downloads. 35% were recorded in the beginning of the period. This figure then hit the highest point at just above 40% in 2014. However, a remarkable plummet was seen in the remaining surveyed years, declining to approximately 30% in the final year.