Band 6+: The charts below show the percentage of food and goods bought from supermarkets in European countries in 1998 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar charts illustrate the figure for items and food consumption in supermarkets in three different countries between 1998 and 2008.

Overall, it is noticeable that the proportion of food and goods increased significantly in three countries A, B and C from 1998 to 2008.

To begin with, accounting for 35 percent of the overall food consumption of country A in 2008 has the largest proportion compared to the other countries. However, the percentage of goods in country A was only 10 percent. It was followed by that of food in country B in both 2008 and 1998, while the former made up 28 percent, the latter was only 5 percent less. Lastly, the number of food bought in 2008 and 1998 were 9 percent and 6 percent respectively.

Likely, regarding goods bought in A country in 2008 the chart recorded a proportion of 39 percent of goods bought in 2008, which occupied the most significant share in comparison with others. Meanwhile, it was only 4 percent in 1998. The figures for goods consumption of country B in 2008 and 1998 were 26 percent and 24 percent. Lastly, goods bought in country C in 2008 was 14 percent, while it in 1998 was only 1 percent.