The given graph illustrates figures for Dubai gold sales by the currency of the UAE during the

period
between 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the sales from gold saw a considerable increase throughout the decade. Dubai had earned the
highest turnover from gold in 2005 after reaching the lowest level about sales in the previous year.

As can be seen from the graph, the number of gold sales began at 2.5 million Dirhams in 2000 and then
increase slowly before decreasing to the same level as the first year in 2003. The sales hit the lowest
with obtaining over 1.5 million Dirhams for the following year.

Besides, there was a sharp increase in the turnover from gold, which reached a peak of 4 million
Dirhams in 2005 and, immediately, decreasing by 1 million Dirhams in one year later. Between 2006 and
2008, profits Dubai gained from gold fluctuated wildly, but the trend was downward. The period from
2008 to 2010 witnessed a substantial rise in the gold turnover to 3.5 million Dirhams, an increase of 1
million Dirhams after 10 years from 2000.