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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information about Dubai gold sales in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph below gives information about Dubai gold sales in 2002. lwOQ

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.

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figure
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before
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end
 of the year. Besides
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sales
 were at their highest in March, while the weakest You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpricecharacterratenumbersymbolamount
figures
 could be observed
 in July and September. In the first
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figure
 stood at 200 You use this word too often, consider replacing it withthousandtrillionmuchlottotalsum
million
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 and rose slightly
 to reach about 225 You use this word too often, consider replacing it withthousandtrillionmuchlottotalsum
million
 in February. This was followed
 by another increase, although much steeper, in March when You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpurchasetransactiondealbusinessauctionmarketing
sales
 hit 350 You use this word too often, consider replacing it withthousandtrillionmuchlottotalsum
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. However
, this upward trend was suddenly
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sales
 declined dramatically
 over the next
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million
 in July. August You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpurchasetransactiondealbusinessauctionmarketing
sales
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saw
 a significant rise back to January levels as the You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpricecharacterratenumbersymbolamount
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nearly
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but
 it dropped again in September to the same level as it was in July. There was a This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:tiny
small
 increase of about 100 You use this word too often, consider replacing it withthousandtrillionmuchlottotalsum
million
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 in October, after which the You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpricecharacterratenumbersymbolamount
figure
 levelled off and remained relatively
 unchanged over the last two months of 2002. 