The year is a circle — orders by month

area ∝ orders (radius = √) · illustrative
JanApr JulOct Nov Dec Nov + Dec = 34% of the year …and Dec touches Jan's trough — the stock ordered for the peak lands in the quietest month. Radial charts flatter — radius is √orders here so area stays honest. Used only because the year genuinely wraps (the linear twin is the calendar, 30).