The bar chart compares the sales of different types of magazines made by a company in 1975,1995 and 2015.
Overall, sports magazines were the only type to increase sales over the given period. Fashion and health magazines saw a decline, while food and miscellaneous magazines held steady despite temporary fluctuations. Sports, health, and miscellaneous magazines consistently outsold food and fashion magazines.
Examining the data for popular publications, sports magazines dominated the market with 32% of sales, a figure that grew by 10% by 2015, maintaining their dominance. Other magazine types experienced fluctuations. Miscellaneous magazines had lower sales, accounting for 26% of the total, but temporarily increased to 32% in 1995 before reverting back. Food-related magazines followed a similar pattern, albeit at lower levels, starting at 10% of sales, peaking at 22%, and returning to their baseline in the subsequent period.
The other remaining types of publications – fashion and health – experienced varying trends. The former had around 22% share of the market in 1975, but declined markedly to 16 in 1995 in the percentage of sales, ending the period with 5%. The figure for health-related publications was higher, at 26%, but then fell to 20% and held steady