The bar graph shows data about the number of movie films sold or rented over 9 years between 2002 and 2011.

The bar graph shows data about the

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of movie films sold or rented over 9 years between 2002 and 2011.

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, the graph shows a significant downward trend in the

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of rentals

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sales

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increased for the other mentioned methods. Another interesting point is that VHS

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vanished

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Blu-ray

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started to increase. Looking at the details, as regards the rentals, they gradually decreased from 180000 to 75000 between 2002 and 2011. DVD

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increased sharply between 2002 and 2007, reaching just over 200,000 after which they gradually decreased and peaked at 180.000 in 2011. VHS sold 80.000 in 2002;

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, the

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of VHS

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declined in the next three years, and since 2006, it has disappeared from stores. The

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of Blu-ray

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rose steadily between 2007 and 2011. Blu-ray sold 5000 in 2002, and after four years, the figures tripled to 15000.