The diagram illustrates how gold sales in Dubai changed from January to December 2002.
Overall, the figure fluctuated widely before returning to its original level at the end of the year.
Besides, gold sales were at their highest in March, while the weakest figures could be observed
in July and September.
In the first month of 2002, the figure stood at 200 million dirhams and rose slightly to reach about
225 million in February. This was followed by another increase, although much steeper, in March
when sales hit 350 million. However, this upward trend was suddenly broken and sales declined
dramatically over the next 4 months to reach a little over 100 million in July. August sales saw a
significant rise back to January levels as the figure nearly doubled, but it dropped again in
September to the same level as it was in July. There was a small increase of about 100 million
dirhams in October, after which the figure levelled off and remained relatively unchanged over
the last two months of 2002. 
The diagram illustrates how gold  
sales
 in Dubai  
changed
 from January to December 2002. 
Overall
, the  
figure
 fluctuated  
widely
  before
 returning to its original level at the  
end
 of the year. 
Besides
, gold  
sales
 were at their highest in March, while the weakest  
figures
 could  
be observed
in July and September.
In the  
first
 month of 2002, the  
figure
 stood at 200  
million
  dirhams
 and rose  
slightly
 to reach about
225  
million
 in February. This  
was followed
 by another increase, although much steeper, in March
when  
sales
 hit 350  
million
.  
However
, this upward trend was  
suddenly
 broken and  
sales
 declined 
dramatically
 over the  
next
 4 months to reach a  
little
 over 100  
million
 in July. August  
sales
  saw
 a
significant rise back to January levels as the  
figure
  nearly
 doubled,  
but
 it dropped again in
September to the same level as it was in July. There was a  
small
 increase of about 100 million 
dirhams
 in October, after which the  
figure
 levelled off and remained  
relatively
 unchanged over
the last two months of 2002.