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The graph shows changes in the sales of musical instruments in the UK from 2008 to the present and gives predictions for future sales. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows changes in the sales of musical instruments in the UK from 2008 to the present and gives predictions for future sales. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart illustrates the
sales
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 trend of musical instruments in Britain between 2008 and 2021. Guitars, drums and
percussions
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percussion
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, trumpets and pianos are the instruments included in the table.
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, guitars, drums and
percussion
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 were relatively more popular,
while
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 a lower figure was recorded in the
sales
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 of trumpets and pianos. The
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 of guitars dropped from 2008 to 2011 by around 5%. In the coming 6 years, it rose exponentially by more than 10%. After reaching
it
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its
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 peak of about 23% in 2017, it dropped drastically in the subsequent 4 years to 12%. The
sales
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 of
drum
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drums
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 and
percussion
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flucturated
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fluctuated
 throughout the period. From 2008 to 2011, it dropped by 5%,
then
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 it increased to 13% after 4 years.
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, it started declining afterwards,
such
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 that fewer than 10% of total
sales
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 are contributed by drum and
percussion
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 retail. From 2008 to 2011, the total
sales
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 by trumpets
was
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were
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 higher than
that
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those
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 of drums and
percussion
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.
However
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, a sharp decline can be observed in the period 2008-2015, particularly between 2010 and 2013, when the
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 dropped by at least 7%. It reached its lowest point of fewer than 2%
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 2014-2015,
then
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 a slight increase
of
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 proportion (3%) can be observed until 2021. The
sales
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 of
piano
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pianos
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was
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were
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 consistently the lowest, except in 2014-2015. It declined from 9%to 2% from 2008 to 2017. Starting from 2018, the
sales
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 of
piano
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pianos
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 rose slowly.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, percussion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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