Band 6+: The chart below shows average prices per kilometre of clothing imported into the European Union from six different countries in 1993 and 2003 are shown in the bar chart below. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the price per kilometer of clothing imported into the European Union from six different nations in 1993 and 2003.

Overall, the average price of importing clothes from China, India, and Bangladesh significantly rose from 1993 to 2003, whereas those from Argentina, Brazil, and Japan fell or remained unchanged. Moreover, while the most expensive resource was from Argentina , Bangladesh was the least expensive in both 1993 and 2003.

Looking at the first paragraph, Argentina had the highest import price among the six different nations, starting at about £28 in 1993 and failing to nearly £26 in 2003. Brazil was the only country that had a stable import price in both years , at about £23. Following a similar pattern to Argentina was Japan with its clothing import price decreasing from £15 in 1993 to approximately £13 in 2003.

Regarding the remaining nations, China experienced the most significant change , increasing sharply from £10 in 1993 to nearly £17 in 2003 , which surpassed Japan’s figure. Furthermore, India followed a similar trend to with China, increasing from around £7 in 1993 to almost £12 in 2003 . Finally, although Bangladesh still had the cheapest price throughout the whole period , its average price doubled from £3 in 1993 to £6 in 2003.