Band 6+: The diagram shows information about the amount of money spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010.

Overall, the UK spent more money on consumer goods than France in the period given. Both the British and the French spent most of money on cars. Besides that the least amount of money was spent on perfume in the UK compared to cameras in France. Furthermore, the most significant difference in expenditure between the two countries was on cameras.

In terms of cars, people in the UK spent about £450,000 while in France spent about 400,000 pounds . Similarly, British expenditure was higher on books than France (around £400,000 and £300,000 respectively). In the UK, expenditure on cameras just over £350,000 was over double that in France, which was only £150,000.

On the other hand, the amount of money paid for the other goods were higher in France. Above £350,000 was spent by the French on computers which was slightly more than the British that spent exactly £350,000. The consumption of perfume in France was 200,000 pounds,while in the UK was around under 150,000 pounds.