Band 6+: The charts and table below show the percentage of customers choosing different kinds of websites when shopping online and the percentage of customers shopping online for different reasons in two countries in 2012. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the types of websites that work overseas or locally by people in Australia and New Zealand , while the table provides information about the main reasons for choosing international websites .

Overall, it is clear that individuals in both countries prefer overseas websites to local ones. Lower prices being the main reason for this trend in both Australia and and New Zealand.

In Australia , a majority of online users 64% ,prefer both types of websites , while nearly a quarter favor local websites and just 12% use local websites. In contrast, in New Zealand half of consumers prefer both types of websites, meanwhile 36% use overseas sites and the remaining 14 % use only local networks .

According to to the table , the most common reason for purchasing from international sites in both countries is lower prices with 59% of Australias compared to 51% in New Zealanders . In Australia, convenience is the second most common reason 23% , while only 13% of New Zealanders mentioned it. However, 34% of New Zealanders value larger range of choices compared to just 16 % in Australia.