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The two bar charts illustrate the changes in the wheat production and the average prices between 1990 and 2000 in a European country.

The first chart reveals that the decade saw a sharp increase in the production. In 1990 the European country output approximately 0.8 millions of tonnes. Till 2000 the figure peaked at about 2.4 million, a three time jump.

According to the second chart, the wheat prices dramatically surged from less than 1500 Pound Sterling per tonne in 1990 to almost 3000 in 1995. Nevertheless, in the following five years, the changes in prices were featured by decrease. By 2000, the prices had dropped to 2,200 pound sterling.

Obviously, the changes in the production were not the same as those in the prices during the ten years.

Bristol factories, with 600 employees in 2003, generated the largest profits in each quarter during 2003. But the profits reduced from ￡12 million in the first quarter to about ￡8.2 million in the fourth.

London factories, by contrast, contributed the least in the whole year. Although the profits slightly climbed in the second quarter, they declined in the following periods. The highest profits in the second quarter reached ￡4.1 million.

The profits produced by the Leeds factories were relatively stable in that only in the third quarter did the profits dropped by one million pound sterling to the bottom of ￡7million . The other three quarters saw the same profits.

Noticeably, the number of employees in Leeds was 350, compared with 150 in London.

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to compare the turnover for three outlets in a company from 2000 to 2002.

Findings

In each of the three years, the turnover for supermarkets was always the highest. By contrast, that for small shops was the lowest. Department stores remained the middle position. In 2002, for instance, supermarkets reached its heyday of 80, more than twice larger than the turnover for department stores, which was about 35, the same as the previous year. Nevertheless, in this year small shops had only 25.

As far as the trend is concerned, while supermarkets experiences steady increase, department stores declined from 50 in 2000 to 35 in 2000 and 2001. Similarly, the turnover for small shops dropped from 30 in 2000 to 20 in 2001.

Conclusion

Supermarkets were always the largest turnover contributor.