Band 7+: The graph below provides information on the avearge cost of three kinds of cereals in England and Wales over an eight-month period in 2014, while the table shows the quantity of cereals sold during the same period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the average price of wheat, barley, and oats in England and Wales between January and August 2014, while the table visualizes the quantities of cereals sold during the same period.

Overall, the price of the three kinds of cereals witnessed a slight drop throughout the examined period. Conversely, the sales of these cereals experience a gradual increase, with the exception of oats sales.

In January, the price of wheat was the highest, at 160 UK pounds, and gradually dwindled over the months and ended at roughly 120 UK pounds. Ranking second was the price of Barley, which started at 140 UK pounds and ended at 120 UK pounds. At 120 UK pounds in the first month, the price of oats experienced a minimal drop of 9 UK pounds throughout the examined period, despite hitting its peak at over 140 UK pounds by July.

The sales of all three types of cereal showed signs of recovery. The sales of wheat started at roughly 80,000 tonnes in January, and almost doubled in the next two months. In the following months, the figure gradually fell from May to June before rising again and ending at 131,700 tonnes. The sales of Barley experienced a downward trend in the first five months, from 21,500 to 11,500 tonnes, before rocketing and ending at 45,100 tonnes. Lastly, the oat sales fluctuated at low levels, with a peak of 3580 tonnes in March.