Graphs+by+Sarah,+Carol,+Olivia

3.Findings Figure 1 shows the sales trend of Smart Kids educational toys in its three main markets from 1990 to 1999.

3.1 China From 1990 to 1992, the sales decreased fairly sharply. The sales remained constant for three years at $20 million. However, there was a sharp increase towards the end of the decade.

3.2 USA While the sales in China plunged, the sales in USA rose quite sharply during the first three years. Then, the sales stabilized for one year. However, there was a fair decline start ed from $50 million to $30 million. At the end of 1990s, it had been being fluctuated.

3.3 Japan The sales kept constant at the first year of the decade. Then, there was a steady growth until 1993. This was followed by a leve lling off at $40 million for two years. From 1995 to 1997, sales jumped down to the lowest point. It remained constant to the end of the decade while sales in USA were fluctuated and soared in China.

//jumped// is only for increases; while in theory you can 'jump down', it cannot be used to describe a fall in a graph. sales are plural, so //it// cannot be used.