The bar chart illustrates the sales trends for five distinct types of books between 2005 and 2015, measured in thousands of copies.
Overall, sales of most book categories, including Fiction, Children's Books, and Educational books, saw an increase over the period. In contrast, Non-fiction sales remained relatively stable, and Comics experienced a decline.
Fiction books consistently had the highest sales throughout the decade, starting at 120,000 copies in 2005 and rising steadily to 160,000 by 2015. Educational books also showed strong growth, almost doubling from 90,000 to 150,000 copies. Children's Books sales increased significantly, moving from 80,000 in 2005 to 130,000 in 2015.
On the other hand, Non-fiction sales fluctuated slightly, beginning at 100,000, peaking at 105,000 in 2010, and then falling to 98,000 by 2015. Comics sales showed a continuous downward trend, decreasing from 60,000 copies in 2005 to 50,000 by the end of the period.