The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and 2010. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. (20 mins.)

The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and 2010.  Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.  Write at least 150 words.   (20 mins.)
The graphs provide information on the
percentage
of online shopping in comparison between 2005 and 2010,
along with
each category.
Overall
, the
percentage
on
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each category is nearly the same in the different 5 years. In 2005, the majority of electronics and appliances were about 35%, but
this
percentage
was
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dropped to 30% by 2010. During the next 5 years period, as shown
as
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an
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increasing number of people chose to purchase food & beverage online, which increases
about
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10
percentages
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, which is jumping to the largest
overall
proportion of
online
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market. At 25
percentages
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of home furnishings were bought in Canada in the year 2005.
However
, the number had fallen down to 15
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, by 2010.
Moreover
, the interesting fact is that
the
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video games were more popular than home furnishings in 2010, but the
percentage
is still 23
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, which is 5
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more than
the
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in the
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last
5 years.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words percentage, percentages with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 9 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.

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