Band 8+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the percentage of a drug company's total sales, by region, from 2002 to 2006.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The graph displays the number of a pharmaceutical company’s sales, by country, between 2002 and 2006.

Overall, Asia saw a steady rise, where it managed to surpass America and Europe during the five-year period. On the other hand, America and Europe experienced a decrease in sales from 2002 to 2006.

Asia initially held the lowest value between the three nations, only making up a quarter of the sales in 2002. Despite this, Asia revealed an annual increase of 5%, with the exception of 2005 where it only grew by 2% before continuing this trend in the final year. During the last year, Asia covered 40% in sales becoming the highest of all three countries.

America originally covered 41% of sales in 2002, which was the culminating point throughout the years. America revealed a consistent decrease for 3 years, finally bouncing back to 29% and 30% in 2005 and 2006, respectively. In contrast, Europe hovered around 30-40%, peaking at 38% during 2004. In the end, Europe and America both made up 30% of sales despite the 7% gap in the beginning.