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The line graph illustrates the alterations in urban population in four

countries in the 1970s with projections to 2030.


As transparent from the statistics, the four countries exhibit an upswing
trend during the 4-decade period commencing 1970, and the projected
figures are upward over the remaining years. Also noteworthy is that fact
that the urban population of the USA and Korea significantly increased that
of the remaining countries.

In 1970, the percentage of urbanists in the USA was a staggering 70%,


being 30% higher than the figure for Korea. The following 40 years
witnessed a substantial rise in the USA’s urban population, jumping
to/hitting a peak of an overwhelming 90%. The same but more dramatic
pattern took place in Korea in which the figure rocketed to a very large
majority (85%), narrowing the gap between the two nations.

The percentage of city dwellers in China and India sustained/ experienced a


period of stability for 20 years and 10 years, respectively. By 2010, The
former had undergone a considerable increase to 60%, while the latter rose
gradually but slightly to reach 35%.
By 2030, the proportion of citizens dwelling in cities in Korea is predicted
to equal that of the USA, at 90%. By contrast, there will be a moderate rise
of 5% in the percentage of those city inhabitants in China and India.

The pie charts show the percentage of online sales for various retail
sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013. Overall, it can be seen
that the two years show different trends. While in 2003, travel and
clothes were the most frequently bought items online, in 2013, the
online sales of both these items dropped. At the same time, the
sales of film/music and books increased.
In 2003, travel accounted for 36% of the total online sales and
clothes accounted for 24%. Together, these two sectors accounted
for 60% of the total online sales. Of the remaining 40%, film/music
and books made up 21% and 19% respectively. In 2013, film/music
were the best selling items online. They accounted for 33% of the
total online sales. Travel now occupied the second slot at 29%
followed by books at 22%. Interestingly, the online sales of clothes
dropped from 24% in 2003 to 16% in 2013.

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