The chart below gives information on the global sale of hybrid vehicles between 2006 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The chart given shows how the sale of hybrid vehicles worldwide varied between the 3-year period of 2006 and 2009.

Overall

,

Japan

and the sum of other

countries

underwent an increase every year,

while

the US struggled to maintain a stable

sales

rate. During 2006, the electric vehicle

sales

in

Japan

and the total in other

countries

were similar, at nearly 50

thousand

sales

. The

sales

underwent a rise in 2007, with the

sales

in

Japan

reaching more than 50

thousand

and the total in other

countries

at almost 100

thousand

. These numbers continued to rise in 2006, as

Japan

and the other

countries

achieved roughly the same amount of

sales

at 100

thousand

. During 2008,

Japan

's

sales

had a huge boost, increasing by approximately 240

thousand

sales

, equivalent to about 340

thousand

sales

; meanwhile,

sales

in other

countries

only rose an insignificant amount.

While

the number of

sales

in other

countries

significantly increased throughout the year, the US seemed to struggle. In 2006,

sales

in the US remained the highest in the three categories, with 250

thousand

sales

. By 2007,

this

number had increased by exactly 100

thousand

sales

.

However

, in 2008 and 2009, the number of

sales

dropped, with only more than 300

thousand

in 2008 and less than 300

thousand

in 2009.