Band 7+: The bar chart shows the amount of money spent on two types of electronic items in country X. Summarise the information in the chart by selecting and reporting the main features. Make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the amount of money spent on two devices —computers and smartphones — in country X between 2011 and 2015.

Overall, it is clear from the chart that the expenditure on both types of electronic items increased significantly during the five years. Another noticeable point is that the sales of computers increased throughout the reported period; in contrast, phone sales remained constant for the first three years, then increased dramatically in the next two years.

In 2011, $30 million was spent on computers, which was three times more than the expenditure on smartphones ($10 million). Similarly, this trend continued in 2012 and 2013, with computer sales increasing gradually to approximately $35 million and $40 million, respectively, whereas smartphone sales remained stable at $10 million.

However, in 2014, smartphone sales experienced a sharp increase and reached $30 million. At that time, the sales of computers grew slightly and reached around $45 million. Moreover, this upward trend also continued during 2015, when the expenditure on computers and phones reached $50 million and $45 million, respectively.