Band 7+: The charts below show the figure for work hours per week in the industrial sector in four European countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main characteristics, and compare with the corresponding ones.

The charts compared weekly hours in the industrial sector in four distinguished nations—namely, France, Denmark, Sweden, and the U.K.—in the year 2002.

Overall, proportions of workers working for about 36-40 hours per week accounted for the most in Denmark, Sweden, and the U.K. In addition, the percentage of laborers working for nearly 31-35 hours weekly in France was the highest in 2002.

In 2002, Denmark, Sweden, and the U.K. demonstrated the highest rate of workers who worked from 36 to 40 hours, at about 70%, 80%, and 50%, respectively. The employees who worked less than 36 hours and more than 40 hours in Denmark fluctuated from 10% to just above 20%. These figures in the U.K. were similar, while these figures in Sweden were slightly higher; they ranged between 10% and roughly 40% in the same period.

However, the working hours per week in France exhibited a different pattern. The proportion of laborers working about 31-35 hours was at its peak, at roughly 40%, followed by the group who worked from 36 to 40 hours, at merely 40%. The other groups varied from just below 10% to almost 20%.