The line shows the number of the consumers in America who used cell phone and residential phone during the period from 2001 to 2010.

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The line graph represents the average annual
phone
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expenditures in dollars among American citizens in both types of
phone
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including
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and
fixed-line
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during a specific decade (2001-2010). Looking from an
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perspective it is readily apparent that the consumption of
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mobile figures during the whole decade
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showed an upward trend.
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, the consumption of
fixed-line
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phone
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figures witnessed a downward trend during the given 10 years.
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, both
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and
fixed-line
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phones met at the same point in 2006. From the given graph it can be seen that, in 2001
cell
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phone
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expenditures were just above 200$ and
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experienced a progressive increase and continued throughout a decade to higher points which reached a peak of nearly 750$ in 2010.
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, the situation is significantly disparate in the
fixed-line
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phone
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expenditure figure which witnessed a substantial decrease from nearly 690$ in 2001 to lower points during the given 10 years until reached a dip of approximately 400$ in 2010.
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Ensure all quantitative values stated match exactly with what's depicted in the graph's data.
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The essay clearly identifies the general trend for both cell and fixed-line phones.
coherence cohesion
There is a logical flow of information with a clear introduction of the topic.

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