Band 7+: The chart below shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates total expenditure on six different consumer goods in four European countries in 2014.

Overall, the majority of spending on consumer goods was in Britain compared to the other countries. Expenditure on photographic film in Britain was significantly higher than that in Germany. The totals for tennis racquet and perfume were exactly identical in Germany.

In Germany, the expenditure on personal stereos was about 148 thousand pounds and on tennis racquets and perfumes was a similar amount, about 150 thousand pounds. Expenditure on toys, at about 147 thousand pounds was slightly higher than that on CDs or photographic film, at around 146 thousand pounds and 145 thousand pounds, in 2014. In Italy, the amount spent on personal stereos, at 150 thousand pounds, was noticeably lower than on all other goods, followed by tennis racquets, perfume, CDs, toys and photographic film, about 152 to 158 thousand pounds.

Regarding France, the amount spent on personal stereos was 150 thousand pounds and 5 thousand pounds less on tennis racquets and perfumes. Expenditure on CDs and toys was the same, around 158 thousand pounds in 2014. In France, expenditure on photographic film, about 167 thousand pounds, was noticeably higher than on all other goods. The highest amount spent on photographic film was in Britain, at 174 thousand pounds, while the lowest amounts were for personal stereos and tennis racquets, about 153 thousand pounds, in this country. The remaining expenditure on perfume, CDs and toys was about 3 to 4 thousand pounds more.