• Task 1: 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 chart shows information about the percentage of a drug company’s sales in 3 regions from 2002 to 2006.
Overall, the highest percentage was recorded in America, the lowest belonged to Asia in 2002, but the opposite was true in the next 4 years. Moreover, while America, Europe showed a downward trend, Asia witnessed an upward trend from 2002 to 2006.
It is substantial that over two-fifths of sales stemmed from America in 2002, before falling to 35% and 27% in 2003 and 2004, respectively. In 2006, the figure showed a slight recovery of 3 percent. With only 25%, Asia was less 16 % than America. After that, there was a significant rise in the proportion of Asia and then it finished at 40% in 2006.
In addition, Europe ranked second in 2002 with 34% and then the number escalated and reached the top at 38% in 2004. After gradually decreasing in the 2 years, the percentage was 30 percent, equal to America in 2006.
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- Task 1 The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60 64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant 73
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