The chart below gives information about the number of books rented in a British local library in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates how many books

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rent

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rented

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from a local library in the UK

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over the 12 months of 2009.

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, the quantity of books rented fluctuated continually during the whole period, with a low in February and a peak in December. Beginning with approximately 10 items in January,

book

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number dipped notably to 6 before increasing slightly to 7 in March. The second quarter of 2009 started with 13 books rent, which almost doubled the figure of the previous month, and remained relatively stable in the next three years. Afterwards, August came with a considerable rise, reaching

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July’s amount.

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was followed by a deep decrease

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around half to 12 items in the following month. The

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quarter witnessed significant changes in data when the number from 14 dropped markedly by

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30

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until rocketed to the summit of 21

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of the year.