商务英语写作指导：范文汇总（13）

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　　Although sales at both ASEF Chemicals and Chemicon Ltd experienced a number
of fluctuations over the period 1995-1999, turnover at both companies showed a
general upword trend.
        　　At the beginning of the period ASEF sales stood at just over $30m. They
experienced a fall the following year, before picking up again in 1997 and
reaching a peak of $60m in 1998. Sales fell again slightly the following year
but remained higher than their 1997 level. Chemicon sales exceeded those of ASEF
in 1995 ($42m compared to $31m). Despite experiencing a fall in 1997, the
overall trend was a slight rise over the four year period. Both companies ended
1999 with turnover of around $50m with Chemicon outselling ASEF for the first
time since 1996.