(bar chart)IELTS Writing Task 1: Global Media Sales (2000-2003)

The bar chart — select —showspredicts how worldwide sales of games software, CDs and DVDs/videos changed in the period from 2000 to 2003.

Overall, the sales of games software and DVDs/videos — select —increaseddecreased steadily each year. However, CDs enjoyed the — select —highestlowest sales throughout this period.

In 2000, CD sales were much higher than those of the other two products. They totalled 35 billion dollars, compared with 18 billion and 15 billion dollars for DVDs/videos and games software, — select —respectivelysteadily. Global sales of games software grew — select —steadilysharply, reaching a figure of 18 billion dollars in 2002.

The figure for DVDs/videos — select —went upfell down to about 27 billion dollars in the same year. In contrast, worldwide sales of CDs witnessed a — select —gradualsudden decline during the years shown.

The CD sales fell to 32 billion dollars in 2003, which was still — select —slightlysignificantly higher than sales of DVDs/videos, which reached a — select —peaktrough of 30 billion dollars in 2003. In that year, games software sales also — select —rosedipped again, finishing at 19 billion dollars.