Band 6+: The chart below shows the spending (in millions) by 18-20 year olds in one country on five different products in 2010 and 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar graph compares the spending of 18-20-year-olds on food, clothes, books, smartphones, and toiletries in 2010 and 2014 in a particular country.

Overall, it can be seen that the spending on all the products except books and clothes rose with time. Furthermore, the maximum spending was done on food in both years.

In 2010, the 18-20-year-olds spent roughly 3700$ million on food, which was followed by clothes at about 2500$ million dollars. Smartphones and toiletries accounted for about 2000$ million in spending each. The least expenditure was done on books, with a figure of only $1000 million.

In the next four years, the expenditure on food, smartphones, and toiletries increased and in 2010, about $4300 million was spent on food, whereas about $2700 million was spent on smartphones. The amount spent on toiletries rose minimally by about $100 million. By contrast, the spending on books became nearly half. Lastly, the expense of clothes remained unchanged at $2500.