Band 7+: The chart below gives information about the household percentage of spending on essential goods in China for the years 1995 and 2011 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart demonstrates the proportion of spending on necessary goods , in precentage, in China in 1995 and 2011. Overall, food had the most percentage of spending in both years. Despite a slight decrease, food and clothing continued to have the highest percentage of spending, while other goods saw an increase.

The two highest percentages of spending on important goods in 1995 were food and clohing, with 68% and 19%, respectively. Although both faced a decline in the percentage of spending in 2011, food saw a higher decrease, falling to almost three fifth of total percentage from 68%, whereas clothing saw a tedious reduction, decreasing by only 1%. Despite these changes, both food and clothing managed to secure their ranks, first and second, relatively.

Of the remaining components, medicine and household goods, medicine had the lowest percentage, with only 4%. However, both components saw a rise in the percentage of spending. While the household goods rised by only 3%, medicine nearly doubled, going up to 11% from 4%. Nevertheless, despite the increase, medicine again remained the lowest percentage in 2011.