The charts below show the percentage spent on roads and transport in four countries from 1990 to 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar diagram compares the portion of money spent on highways and transportation media in Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States every lustrum between 1990 and 2005.
Overall
, on average, European countries decreased the percentage Linking Words
whereas
in America increased.
Taking a closer look at the figure it is appreciated that from 1990 to 1995 transport financing fell in all the countries, Linking Words
however
in 2000 Italy, the UK and the USA were able to raise that rate. In 2005, the government of the United States grew.
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In addition
, making a comparison between the different governments, the ones from the South of Europe almost double the financial support related to improving roads. Linking Words
Furthermore
, the four countries reached the peak of the amount spent in different years, Portugal in 1990 with nearly 27%, two years after the UK hit it at 12% and the UK doubled that value; Linking Words
lastly
, in 2005, the USA a 15%.Linking Words
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