Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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The
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chart illustrates the total music sale in three main sale methods namely Streams,
Downloads
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, and
CDs
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Purchase
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. the vertical and horizontal axis
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labelled as percentages and years to depict a time-series
trend
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of these methods. Overall, the proportion of sales via download and
CDs
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purchase
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declined over the time given.
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, total music sales by streaming increased gradually. the trends of the two methods of streaming and
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CDs
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purchase
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have an asymmetrical pattern indicating the rate of music sold by streaming is bullish whereas
CDs
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purchase
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experienced a gradual abatement.
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, the
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of
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fluctuated over time and reached an apex of 43
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in 2014.
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, in the
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given year, the percentage of
downloads
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declined to the lowest point of 30
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. More precisely, the dotted green
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of
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purchase
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shows a steady decline from the initial value of almost 55% to 25% in 2018.
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, the dashed blue
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with its general increasing
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started from the initial point of 5% and soared in 2018 to 42%. while the two approaches
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sales experienced a steady increase and decrease over time, the red
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associated with the
downloads
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method amplified from the initial percentage of 35 to 43 in 2014;
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, the
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then
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started to abate consistently to touch the percentage
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of 30.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Trend
  • Pattern
  • Fluctuation
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Comparison
  • Relationship
  • Correlation
  • Significant
  • Implication
  • Prediction
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