41. The diagram unfolds a clear comparison between... 42. The United States as a whole in four aspects, namely, ... 43. Obviously, in every aspect...

44. ... had a much higher growth rate than... as a whole during that period. 45. The number of... increased by %.

46. The most rapid increase of all the four aspects... As to the other three, though the growth rates were not so high, they were indeed remarkable and impressive. 47. The number of... dropped by %.

48. From the diagram it can be safely concluded that (in the years)... 49. There were many significant changes (in modes of transport)...

50. The following paragraphs will identify and discuss the trends in the accompanying graph.

51. A very noticeable trend was the steady decrease in... 52. During the same period, there was a large increase... 53. This increased again...