Pick out the main features of this pie chart for your overview, write your report on a 20-minute timer, then compare it with a band-8 model answer.
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The pie charts below show the types of goods bought online by consumers in one country in 2010 and 2022.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
| Category | 2010 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing | 22% | 26% |
| Electronics | 30% | 22% |
| Books | 20% | 5% |
| Food | 3% | 24% |
| Travel | 20% | 15% |
| Other | 5% | 8% |
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An overview names the main trends or differences in one or two sentences, without numbers. These are the features a strong answer picks out:
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The pie charts compare the types of goods that consumers in one country bought online in 2010 and 2022.
Overall, electronics were the most popular online purchase in 2010, while clothing led in 2022. The most dramatic changes were the rapid growth in food and the sharp decline in books.
In 2010 electronics accounted for 30% of online purchases, followed by clothing at 22%, then books and travel, each at 20%. Food and other goods were minor categories, at 3% and 5%. By 2022 the pattern had altered considerably. Clothing had risen to 26%, becoming the largest category, while electronics had fallen to 22%.
Food showed the most striking increase, rising from just 3% to 24%, which was eight times its earlier share. It moved from the smallest category to the second largest in the later year. Books, in contrast, collapsed from 20% to only 5%, a quarter of the 2010 level.
Travel also lost ground, falling from 20% to 15%, while the other category grew slightly, from 5% to 8%.
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| online purchases | things bought on the internet |
| collapse | fall dramatically |
| lose its lead | cease to be the top |
| become the largest | reach first place |
| eightfold increase | growth to eight times |
| decline in popularity | become less chosen |
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