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The bar chart below gives information about four countries spending habits of shopping on consumer goods in 2012.

The bar chart below gives information about four countries spending habits of shopping on consumer goods in 2012.
The bar chart compares expenditure on six consumer goods—console games, outdoor game accessories, cosmetics, books, toys and cameras—by
Belgium
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,
Spain
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,
Austria
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 and
Britain
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, expressed in thousands of pounds sterling.
Overall
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,
Britain
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 spent the most on every item,
whereas
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Belgium
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 typically recorded the lowest figures. Purchases of cameras and toys attracted the highest outlays across countries,
while
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 spending on console games was comparatively modest. For entertainment‑related goods at the left of the chart,
Britain
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 consistently led: roughly £158,000 for console games and about £158,000 for outdoor accessories, compared with
Spain
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’s £150,000–£155,000.
Belgium
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 followed at around £145,000–£150,000, and
Austria
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 spent the least in these two categories (about £142,000–£147,000). A similar pattern is seen for cosmetics, where
Britain
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 allocated approximately £160,000,
Spain
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 close to £155,000,
Belgium
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 near £145,000, and
Austria
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 just above £140,000. The ranking shifts slightly for the remaining products. In books, British spending was the highest at about £163,000, but
Austria
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 moved up to second place with around £160,000, overtaking
Spain
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 (≈£155,000);
Belgium
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 remained lowest at roughly £145,000. Expenditure on toys climbed
further
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, reaching nearly £168,000 in
Britain
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,
while
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Spain
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 and
Austria
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 were level at around £158,000, ahead of
Belgium
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 (≈£147,000). Cameras showed the greatest disparity:
Britain
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 peaked at roughly £170,000,
Austria
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 followed on about £168,000,
Spain
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 allocated around £158,000, and
Belgium
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 again spent the least at approximately £145,000.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words belgium, spain, austria, britain with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "compares" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "roughly" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 4 times.
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