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The graph below shows how people buy music. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph indicates the proportion of total music sales by streams, downloads and CDs from 2011 to 2018. As an overall trend, the proportion of total music sales by CDs and Downloads decreased, while Streams increased and most popular in 2018. Getting back to the details, the proportion of total music sales by CDs was the highest with about 65% in 2011, while Downloads and Streams just 35% and 5% respectively. However, the next 3 years, the percentage for CD went down to 40% in 2014. In comparison to the percentage for Downloads, which went up to above 40% and CDs continued rise to above 10% at the same period. In 2018, the figure for CDs and Downloads decreased to around 25% and 30%, while an opposite trend is Streams was the most popular method of buy music gradual increased to about 40% at this time.
The line graph indicates the proportion of total
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streams
,
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downloads
and
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CDs
from 2011 to 2018.

As an
overall
trend, the proportion of total
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music
sales by
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CDs
and
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Downloads
decreased, while
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Streams
increased and most popular in 2018.

Getting back to the
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details
, the proportion of total
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music
sales by
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CDs
was the highest with about 65% in 2011, while
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Downloads
and
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Streams
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35% and 5%
respectively
.
However
, the
next
3 years, the percentage for CD went down to 40% in 2014.
In comparison
to the percentage for
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Downloads
, which went up to above 40% and
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CDs
continued rise to above 10% at the same period.

In 2018, the figure for
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CDs
and
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Downloads
decreased to around 25% and 30%, while an opposite trend is
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Streams
was the most popular method of
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gradual increased to about 40% at this time.

IELTS academic The graph below shows how people buy music.

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