Band 9: The line graph below shows the main reasons people gave for moving away from a particular capital city to the countryside. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph tells a story of shifting motivations for migration from urban to rural areas. While the rising cost of living was the principal driver through the entire period from 1990 to 2010, its rate of growth peaked and declined steadily. Concurrently, the other two factors, traffic and lifestyle, steadily increased in significance.

As the graph illustrates, around 55,000 people mentioned the rising cost of living as the reason for their decision to move in 1990. Subsequently, this number reached a peak of approximately 85,000 in 2000 with a slight decrease to just about 80,000 ten years later.

While the number of people citing traffic and lifestyle as their reasons to move began at the same level of approximately 20,000 in 1990, their subsequent growth diverged significantly. The figure for traffic experienced a dramatic increase throughout the whole period and tripled to over 60,000 in 2010. Regarding lifestyle concerns, the number of people rose linearly over the years and doubled to 40,000 in 2010.