The chart below shows the spending (in million dollars) per household in the US on five different products in 2010 and 2014.

The bar chart represents the spending per household on 5 variety of products (

food

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, clothes,

books

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, smartphones and toiletries) between 2010 and 2014.

Overall

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food

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accounted for the highest proportion of household expenditure in both years,

whereas

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books

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consistently received the least spending. Over the period, expenditure on

food

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, smartphones and toiletries increased,

while

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spending on

books

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declined.

In contrast

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, spending on clothes remained unchanged.

To begin

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with, the amount of spending on

food

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started at around 3800$ in 2010 , and

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was followed by a considerable growth to 4500$ in 2014. The proportion of spending on clothes remained stable at 2500$ million across the two years.

By contrast

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books

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were the lowest spending household in the USA, starting with just 1000$ in 2010 and

then

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this

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figure halved to 500$ in 2014 respectively. When it comes to smartphones, it rose from about 2000 in 2010 to nearly 2800 in 2014.

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, expenditure on toiletries saw a slight rise, from about 1,900 million dollars to around 2,000 million dollars over the same period.

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Jan 8, 2026

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Single idea per paragraph

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

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Clear and correct grammar

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174 words

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The chart below shows the spending (in million dollars) per household in the US on five different products in 2010 and 2014.

Some people believe that planning for the future is a waste of time because they think that focusing on the present is more important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Some people work for the same organisation all their working life. Others think that it is better to work for different organisations. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion?

Some people believe that it is wrong to keep animals in zoo while others think that zoo are both entertainment and fun, discuss both the views and give Ur opinions.