The following chart depicts the earnings in billions of dollars for ExxonMobil for the period 2005 until 2016. Write a brief report discussing the earnings at ExxonMobil during the period. Was one year higher than the others? Did the earnings increase, decrease, or stay the same over the period?

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н Earnings ($ billions) Year ExxonMobil Annual Earnings 2005 24.3 50 2006 26.2 2007 26.5 4 40 2008 45.2 30 2009 19.3 2010 30.5 2011 41.1 10 2012 44.9 2013 10 32.6 2014 11 32.5 12 2015 16.2 Year 13 2016 7.8 Dollars (billions) 2005 9007 2007 2008 2016