The bar chart below shows the number of houses built per year in two cities, Derby and Nottingham, between 2000 and 2009. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates how many

houses

were built yearly in Derby and Nottingham respectively from 2000 to 2009.

Overall

, both places generally increased in terms of house construction over a ten-year period.

However

, Derby’s figure had a relatively steady increase

while

Nottingham’s

one

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had peaks and troughs over time. Regarding the newly built

houses

in Derby, it is apparent that the sum in Derby increased more than

a

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double from less than 50 in 2000 to around 120 in 2003.

This

number levelled off for the next four years before the dramatic increase in 2008, rising to 280

houses

and

reached

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the maximum of just under 350 homes in 2009.

On the other hand

, the number of Nottingham stayed around 50 in the year 2000 and 2001 before the significant fall to 20

houses

in 2002. The figure

then

climbed gradually in the following 3 years to 80

houses

in 2005. The number fluctuated drastically between 2006 and 2009, reaching the low points of approximately 0 new

houses

in 2006 and 2008

accordingly

and high points of 190 and 250

houses

in 2007 and 2009 respectively.