The pie charts show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012
The pie charts show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012 1DjPW
Given is the pie charts elucidating the sales of various genres of books sold by a bookseller during the period of 1972 to 2012. Overall, the portion of adult fiction book sold by a specific bookseller experienced the most significant upward trend. In addition, biography books contributed the smallest segments of sales over the given period. A closer look at the chart reveals that in 1972 adult and children’s fiction as well as biography books both contributed the most to the sale of a bookseller at nearly two-fifths of the total. It was then followed by travel with 15%, holding the runner-up position. Meanwhile, the percentage of other kinds of books merely recorded at 25% in the same year.
Forty years later, adult fiction witnessed a noticeable increase in books sold, culminating in the peak of 45%. Likewise, children's fiction books had a marginal rise of 5% throughout the period. The reverse trend was the case of the remaining genres. Specifically, the sales of biography witnessed a progressive decline to 8% at the end of the period, accounting for the lowest portion of the pie. Similarly, the figure for travel sold by a bookseller fluctuated and ultimately decreased to roughly 10% despite a growth in 1992, while that of others took a tiny dip to 12 %.
Given
is the pie charts elucidating the
sales
of various genres of
books
sold by a bookseller during the
period
of 1972 to 2012.
Overall
, the portion of adult
fiction
book
sold by a specific bookseller experienced the most significant upward trend.
In addition
, biography
books
contributed the smallest segments of
sales
over the
given
period
. A closer look at the chart reveals that in 1972 adult and children’s
fiction
as well
as biography
books
both contributed the most to the
sale
of a bookseller at
nearly
two-fifths of the total. It was then followed by travel with 15%, holding the runner-up position. Meanwhile, the percentage of other kinds of
books
merely
recorded at 25% in the same year.
Forty years later, adult
fiction
witnessed a noticeable increase in
books
sold, culminating in the peak of 45%.
Likewise
, children's
fiction
books
had a marginal rise of 5% throughout the
period
. The reverse trend was the case of the remaining genres.
Specifically
, the
sales
of biography witnessed a progressive decline to 8% at the
end
of the
period
, accounting for the lowest portion of the pie.
Similarly
, the figure for travel sold by a bookseller fluctuated and
ultimately
decreased to roughly 10% despite a growth in 1992, while that of others took a tiny dip to 12 %.
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