Study the following bar chart and fill in the blanks using the expressions listed (A-E) A. roughly 5% B. a twofold increase C. a decline D. half of its sales E. more than a third The bar chart compares the sales of sports equipment in a company in 1998 and 2002. As can be seen from the chart, there was 1) ____________ in the sales of sports equipment during the four years, with its total sales dropping from $946 million in 1998 to $897 million in 2002, a drop by 2)____________. This was due in large part to the sales of golf, which went down to 3)____________ in 1998, from $ 502 million to $251 million. However, in 2002, the sales of tennis and badminton showed an obvious increase when compared with the sales in 1998. The sales of tennis reached $498 million, increasing 4)_____________ of that in 1998. While the sales of badminton reached $ 148 million from 73 million, 5) ____________. This somewhat filled the gap in the sales of golf. In spite of the decrease in the 2002 sports sales, the sales of tennis presented an optimistic upward trend to take the lead in the sales of sports equipment.