Band 4+: The pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The pie chart illustrates the New Zealand’s online purchasing for retail parts between 10 years time period from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, the diagram represent the four major online sales which are, travel, film/music, books and clothes respectively. The trend follows how people spent their money in various retail sectors.

Initially, In 2003, 36% of transaction where done in travel sector making it highest in the same year, which then decreased by 7% in 2013 and became 29%. In the year 2013 travel sales became second highest among all as shown in the illustration. Similarly, film/music sector increased by 12% making it most preferred in the year 2013 which used to be 21% previously.

Additionally, the sales of book used to be 19% in 2003, but grown to 22% in next decade. The least preferred item took one step further as per the trend. Lastly, the clothes retail online sales, which used to be 24% of whole sales in 2003 decreased by 8 % making it least preferred stuff in the year 2013.