The graph below gives information about the sales of the three most commonly purchased items in a particular bakery for the year 2014.

The graph illustrates the total

sales

of the bakery throughout the

year

for general items acquired by consumers in 2014. It is evident that pie

sales

increased gradually over the

year

.

In contrast

, bread and buns depict fluctuating monthly

sales

. Bread

sales

fell dramatically in the first quarter of the

year

, dropping from 80

thousand

in January to 45

thousand

by March.

Sales

then

stabilized until the third quarter before rising steadily.

However

, they experienced a decline towards the end of the period.

On the other hand

, pie purchases increased gradually from 10

thousand

in January to a slight rise of 20

thousand

in the two-thirds of the

year

, ending with a swift increment to 40

thousand

by December. Meanwhile, consumer purchases of buns maintained steady growth until August, followed by a drastic fall

at the end

of the period.

Therefore

, the bakery experienced a loss in bun

sales

by 110

thousand

in the

year

2014,

whereas

sales

of bread and pies remained considerable throughout the 

year

.