The chart below shows the annual number of rentals and sales (in various formats) of films in a particular store between 2002 and 2011.

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of

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of films in a variety of formats in a store from 2002 to 2011.

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, the

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of

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decreased,

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the figure for DVD

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increased, during the given period. During 2002, less than 50,000 DVDs were sold, which was less than

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and VHS

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;

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, the

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reached

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peak of over 200,000 in the year 2007, topping

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of the film formats. Throughout the next four years, the

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of DVDs sold steadily decreased to 180,000, albeit still being the most popular form for film viewers.

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most of the movies were consumed via

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in 2002, at about 185,000, it gradually started falling over the years. In 2011, the total

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about 60,000, which is one-third the value for DVD

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. Despite VHS being the second highest sold format of films in 2002, at 85,000 units, the

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fell to 10,000 by 2005

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and vanished from that year onwards.

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, Blu-ray

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began in 2007;

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the

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never exceeded 15,000, between 2007 and 2011.