The pie charts below show how general household costs were broken down in a certain city in both 2017 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts below show how general household costs were broken down in a certain city in both 2017 and 2018.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The two pie graphs show the breakdown of general costs for households in a particular city in both 2017 and 2018.
Overall
,
while
the costs for rent or house purchasing and schooling decreased over the period, the money spent on entertainment and groceries increased. The exception was household bills, which remained the same. The
cost
of renting or purchasing a house fell significantly from 32% in 2017 to 25% in 2018,
although
it remained the biggest
cost
during both years.
Similarly
, there was a decline in the
cost
of schooling, which was 22% in 2017 but declined by 4% to 18% a year later.
In contrast
, in 2018 the
cost
of entertainment was one and a half times more than it was in 2017, rising from 10% to 15%. Grocery costs
also
saw significant growth from 18% in 2017 to 24% in 2018.
However
, the
cost
of household utilities did not decrease and
instead
remained stable at 18% in both years
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words cost with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "show" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • portion
  • accounted for
  • largest segment
  • percentage
  • notable increase
  • dedicated to
  • remained relatively stable
  • highlighting consistency
  • expenses decreased
  • shift in spending priorities
  • remained constant
  • illustrating no significant change
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