Band 6+: The chart below shows the value of retail sales in various consumer goods categories in a European country in 2018 and 2019. The table shows the percentage change in online sales for each category in 2019 compared with 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart compared the retail sales the value of four different products, namely electronics, apparel, books, and cosmetics in 2018 and 2019, whereas the table illustrates the proportion of changes in online sales.

Overall, electronics recorded the highest value in both years. Apparel was the only category to experience a decline. Books accounted for the lowest category in both years. In the terms of online sales, all the categories increased but electronics had the significant rise in both sales figures and online sales.

In 2018, electronics had top the list sales value approximately $3.5 billion, which climb to $4 billion in 2019. Cosmetics and books also experience the marginal growth, from $2 billion to $2.5 billion and $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion respectively. In contrast, Apparel declined from 3 billion in 2018 to 2.8 billion in 2019.

Turned to the online sector, electronics experienced the sharpest rise at 35%, followed by cosmetics at 25%. Similarly, clothes and books had the smallest increase at 15% and 5%. Notably, although clothing was the only category with a drop in total retail sales, its online sales still grew.