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pie charts about books sale in a store by category

The pie charts illustrate the percentage of five types of
books
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 sold by a bookseller in 1972, 1992, and 2012.
Overall
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, a general downward sale was observed for
biography
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 and non-classified
others
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books
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 with the exception of
travel
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 ones throughout
this
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 period. What is more,
Adult
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fiction
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 was the highest, followed by children’s
fiction
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 between 1992-2012.
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, in 1972, non-classified other
fictions
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fiction
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were
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 the highest at 25%, followed by
adult
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fiction
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, children’s
fiction
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, and
Biography
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 at 20% each.
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, the lowest type was
travel
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 at 15% of the
overall
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sale
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sales
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.
On the other hand
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, in 1992,
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fiction
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 overtook
others
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other
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 non-classified ones to be the highest at 25% for the former and at 20% for the latter.
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, children’s
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books sale
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book sales
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 experienced a significant climb to 22%
,
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 and was the second highest
as a result
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.
While
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,
travel
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books
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 showed a
considerably
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 increase to 18%, compared to a
sharply
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sharp
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 reduction
to
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of
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 15% for
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biography
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biographies
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.
However
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,
Adult
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fiction
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 consistently surged to 45% in 2012 and remained the highest.
Likewise
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,
children
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the children
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 type showed a slight rise to 25%.
Coversely
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Conversely
, an
overall
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 downward trend was observed for non-classified other types,
travel
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, and
biography
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 at 12%, 10%, and 8% respectively.

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introduction/conclusion
Your introduction provides a good overview, but it would be enhanced by clearly specifying the categories of books rather than saying 'five types'. Furthermore, an actual conclusion summarizing the main trends would improve your score.
supported main points
Ensure that all the main points are fully elaborated. Additionally, pay attention to the accuracy of your data descriptions, as some percentages appear to be inconsistent with the trends described.
clear/comprehensive ideas
You've responded well to the task with a complete response and clear, comprehensive ideas. However, more specific data and a better range of vocabulary would demonstrate a higher level of English.
logical structure
Your logical structure is generally clear, with a logical flow from one paragraph to another. However, the transitions between the points could be smoother, and there are some issues with repeating words that could be addressed with synonyms for variety.

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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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