The chart below gives information on the global sale of hybrid vehicle between 2006 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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A breakdown of the figure for global hybrid vehicle sales enggaged in three different countries: Japan, US, and other countries, from 2006 to 2009 is presented in bar chart. Overall, it can be obviously seen that the total sales of vehicles which use both fuel and electricity are more doubled from the first sales, in 2006, to the final sales, 2009. Besides, the bar chart shows marked contrast in trend between Japan's sales and US's sales.
Moving to more detailed analysis, the number of sales in US was the highest over the following period, yet there was a fluctuation. Those of sales in US was around 260,000. While 2007 experienced a gradual increase to 350,000, there was a steady fall until 2009 to roughly 280,000. On the other hand, the number of sales in Japan much lower than those of sales in US, yet there was a gradual increase from 2006 to 2009. Which of sales in Japan stood at 51,000 in 2006. Afterwards, there was a steady rise to around 90,000 in 2008. Surprisingly, 2009 saw a jump to approximately 330,000 in the level of sales. However, the level of sales in the rest of the world stood at 51,000 in 2006. Subsequently, there was a steady rise to roughly 120,000 in 2009.
