The bar graph compares the number of mobile phones sold
by several top brands worldwide in the years 2009, 2011 and
2013.
It is clear that Nokia’s phones were the most popular in 2009.
However, the sales of Samsung increase significantly and
overtook those of Nokia within 5 years, becoming the highest
in 2013.
Between 2009 and 2013, a dramatic increase could be found
in the sales of Samsung from 250 million to nearly 450
million. In contrast, there was a rapid decline in Nokia, falling
from over 400 million to over 200 million, almost halved.
Also, while the sales of LG dropping, the phones sold by
Apple became more popular over the period shown.
Furthermore, the sales of ZTE remained stable over five
years.
It is interesting to find that the phones sold by Samsung and
Nokia were almost two to three times as high as those of the
other three brands when they peaked at nearly 450 million,
compared to Apple, LG and ZTE, whose figures were below
250 million.
The table compares the figure for the number of tourists and
tourist expenditure about France, the USA, Spain, China and
Italy between 2012 and 2013.
It is noticeable that France remained the largest number of
tourists no matter in 2012 or 2013. However, when it comes
to the expenditure of tourists, the highest went on the USA.
The gaps between the highest and lowest are quite big. The
number of tourists in France remained at over 80 million,
nearly twice as high as that in Italy, which kept at about 47
million between 2012 and 2013. Furthermore, the tourist
spending in the USA is more than 125 billion dollars, far
beyond 43.9 billion dollars in Italy.
It is interesting to find that there were slight increases in the
number of tourists in almost all countries, with the exception
of China, whose figure fell 2 million. Also, the tourist
spending grew marginally in all countries. Particularly the
USA, whose number rose from 126.2 billion dollars to 139.6
billion dollars.
The line chart compares the amount of various meat and fish that
European have per week over the period from 1979 to 2004.
It clear that the consumption of chicken rose and overtook that of
beef, making it become the most popular meat in the European
world.
The first two years saw a decline in the consumption of beef from
220 grams to 170 grams, after which it increased rapidly and
reached a peak at nearly 250 grams in 1983. For the rest of the
period, there was a gradual decrease with some fluctuations in it,
falling to about 100 grams in 2004. Furthermore, the period form
1979 to 2004 saw a fall in the consumption of lamb from 150 to
above 50 grams.
In contrast, the trend showed a dramatic rise in the consumption
of chicken, with the figure growing from 145 to about 250 grams.
The consumption of chicken nearly reached the sum of beef, lamb
and fish in 2004. However, the consumption of fish remained
stable at 50 grams over the period shown.
The three pie graphs compare the difference in annual
expenditure by a particular UK school in three different
years.
It is noticeable that the teachers’ salaries remained the
highest proportion over the period shown. In 1981 and 1991,
teachers’ wages were followed by other workers’ salaries.
However, the percentage of furniture and equipment
spending overtook that of workers’ salaries, becoming the
second highest expenditure.
The period from 1981 to 1991 witnessed an increase in
teachers’ salaries, the percentage of which rose by 10% and
peaked at 50%. But there was a decline of 5% in it in the
later decade. Within 30 years, the proportion of other
workers’ salaries decreased dramatically, from 28% in 1981
to 15%in 2001. Eventually, it was surpassed by furniture and
equipment with a figure of 23%.
In the time of 3 decades, the proportion of insurance got a
slight increase, up to 8% in 2001. In contrast, the trend
showed a significant fall in resources e.g. books, which was
15% at first and ended 9%.
