The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates families’ earnings per
year
in the US between 2007 and 2015.
Overall
,
it is clear that
the number of households in all income ranges experienced an upward trend, apart from the $50000 – $79999
range
which barely showed any change. 25
million
American households gained under $25000 annually, with a subsequent rise to 27
million
4 years after and a final drop to 25
million
in 2015.
Likewise
, the number of families earning in the $25000 - $49999
range
was 23
million
in the initial
year
, followed by moderate growth to reach a peak of nearly 30
million
and a slight decline to 28
million
in the final
year
. The figure for the $50000 - $74999 earnings
range
maintained stability at 21
million
throughout the period
while
that for the $75000 - $99999
range
was always below 15
million
.
However
, the number of families having more than $100000 income fell minimally, reaching 25
million
in 2011, but it later surged to approximately 35
million
in the
last
year
of the period.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words year, range, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • household distribution
  • income brackets
  • annual income
  • percentage change
  • trend analysis
  • income group
  • significant increase/decrease
  • steady growth/decline
  • fluctuations
  • compared to
  • in contrast
  • notably
  • median income
  • poverty line
  • economic factors
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