The line graph shows sales of gold in Dubai in 2002 in millions of dirhams. There were two periods of high gold sales.
The main season for sales is in the January to May period, when sales were at or above 200 million dirhams per month for the entire 5-month period. Starting in January at 200 million dirhams, sales climbed to 230 in February, before shooting up the next month, March, to a peak of 350 million dirhams. However, for the next four months, sales steadily declined, reaching an annual low of about 120 million dirhams in July.
In August, sales briefly bounced back, almost doubling to around 210 million dirhams, only to be followed by a further slump in September, back to the July figure.
By October, sales had recovered to 180 million dirhams and in the following months, to the end of the year, they remained steady, under 200 million dirhams.