The bar graph below illustrates the percentage of seven different products sold at a newsstand in New York in 2004 and 2009. It is noticeable that only the stationery category remained unchanged in both of the years, while all of the other items experienced a variety of fluctuations. There are also opposite trends amongst paper products categories, namely magazines, cards, and newspaper. Stationery stood at an unfluctuating 12% in 2004 as well as 2009. Sugary products, such as soft drinks and candy, on the other hand, saw a significant rise. Soft drinks and candy percentage roughly doubled in 2009 compared to 2004, increasing to 30% and 20% respectively. Looking at the information in more detail, it can be seen that magazine and newspaper figures mirror each other. In 2009, their percentage both went down to 5%, equalling half of their figures in comparison to 2004. By contrast, cards increased to about 10% in the latest period shown, which doubled its previous figures in 2004.
The bar graph below illustrates the percentage of seven
different
products sold at a newsstand in New York in 2004 and 2009. It is noticeable that
only
the stationery category remained unchanged in both of the years, while
all of the
other items experienced a variety of fluctuations. There are
also
opposite trends amongst paper products categories,
namely
magazines, cards, and newspaper. Stationery stood at an
unfluctuating
12% in 2004
as well
as 2009. Sugary products, such as soft drinks and candy,
on the other hand
,
saw
a significant rise. Soft drinks and candy percentage roughly doubled in 2009 compared to 2004, increasing to 30% and 20%
respectively
. Looking at the information in more detail, it can be
seen
that magazine and newspaper figures mirror each other. In 2009, their percentage both went down to 5%, equalling half of their figures
in comparison
to 2004. By contrast, cards increased to about 10% in the latest period shown, which doubled its previous figures in 2004.