The pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2010 and 2015.

The pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2010 and 2015.
The pie charts illustrate the online
sales
of various essential shopping
items
in Australia between the years 2010 and 2015.
Overall
, throughout the years most
items
purchased online are electric and appliance, closely followed by food & beverage and home furnishing which gain a similar percentage. Meanwhile, a considerable number of units sold on gift
items
and books,
while
a notable decrease in video game
sales
after a 5-year period. In 2010, 27% of
items
sold online goes to electric & appliance, rising to 33% by 2015. Trailing behind the drink and food sector and home furnishing sector, where both years shared one-fifth
sales
of the total proportion. On one hand, a different trend can be observed in the
sales
of video games online with approximately 19%
sales
in 2010,
while
experiencing a sizable drop (about 8%) after a half-decade.
On the other hand
, an opposite trend happened in the online
sales
for gift
items
and books from 7% and 4% in 2010, increasing to 11% and 7%, respectively.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, items with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail sectors
  • online shopping sales
  • growth trend
  • declined
  • remained stable
  • fastest-growing sectors
  • technological advancements
  • consumer behaviour
  • marketing strategies
  • market saturation
  • competition
  • consumer preferences
  • emerged
  • innovation
  • product/service offerings
  • spending habits
  • economic factors
  • social factors
  • technological factors
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