The graph illustrates which kinds of goods were sold in winter, spring, summer, and autumn in a US department store in 2011. Units are measured in US dollars.
Overall, the sales of women’s clothes were dominant throughout. While the figures for cosmetics and jewellery were relatively lower in winter and spring compared to those for in summer and autumn, the expenditure for men’s clothes and sports equipment was erratic during the given period.
Regarding the sales of female’s outfit and beauty products, the figure for the former accounted for 40000 US dollars in winter in 2011. This rate doubled in summer and made up around 15000 US dollars in autumn. The figures for the trades of cosmetics and jewellery stood at almost 30000 US dollars and 20000 US dollars respectively in winter before decreasing to 20000 US dollars and 19000 US dollars in spring, when they shared almost the same standing. These figures started to rise and reached approximately 42000 US dollars and 51000 US dollars correspondingly in autumn.
As for the sales of men’s clothing and sports items, they almost stood at the same level in winter, just below 30000 US dollars. While the figure for the sales of sports equipment represented 40000 US dollars in spring, the reverse was true for that for male’s outfit, which declined and made up only 20000 US dollars. These rates continued to fluctuate; however, the trade of sporting goods stood at just above 40000 US dollars in autumn, leaving men’s clothing behind by 10000 US dollars.