The chart below shows the percentage of a drug company's total sales, by region, from 2002 to 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates information about the percentage of a medication company's sales, by region, throughout the period between 2002 and 2006.

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,

while

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the regions exhibited different trends over the given time, Asia followed an upward trajectory,

whereas

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America and Europe showed

downward

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a downward

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trend. The rates of increase and decrease varied between them. As the chart shows, the sales in Asia began at around 25% in 2002,

then

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rose slightly by 5% in 2003, a figure continued the same general pattern until the end of

2006

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2006,

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to just 40%, which

the

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was the

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highest rate among the others.

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, the rate of a drug company's

sale

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sales

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in America started at 41% in 2002,

then

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saw a decline by 5% in 2003, after that experienced a drop year after year, and the sales rose by 1% in 2006 to just 30%. Regarding the percentage of

the sale

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sales

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in Europe

commenced

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, which commenced

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at 34%, the rate showed a surge by 1% in 2003 and a moderate growth to 38% in 2004. There was a mild dip to just 34 in 2005, and

experienced

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apply

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a slight drop in 2006 to almost 30%.