Band 6+: The bar graph above shows average earnings in the Republic of Ireland in 5 different years, with projections for the future. Earnings are in US dollars ($). Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

This bar graph is an illustration of the median income in the Republic of Ireland over the 50 years from 1968 to 2018.

Overall, there was a steady increase of the average salary from 1968 to 1998, while in 2008 the steadiness was disrupted, ending in a decrease. After a decade this incidence was recovered

The trend started in 1968, at its lowest performance where a steady trend can be seen from then on. This stable rise in value continued decade by decade reaching an estimated $15000 until 2008, where the Per Capita plummeted to about $14000 but it was restored to its original trend in a decade.

Regarding the trend, there was an approximate increase of about $13000 in the 5 decades of its record. Even though there’s a steady increase originating from 1968 to 1998, there was a dramatic increase in 2018, continuing its trend in a straight line.