Band 7+: The table below shows the expenses of a used bookstore in Scotland for the first and last month of the same year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table presented delineates the expenditure of a second-hand bookstore in Scotland, in the beginning and the end of the year 2018.

Overall, the table meticulously illustrates eight different areas of expenses for the month of January and December. While rent takes the most significant amount in the total expense, maintenance requires the least money. However, the expenditure on maintenance and fees increased dramatically, the expenses on equipment and utilities declined.

In January, the total expense of the store was $4758, a noticeable amount is drawn for rent, that is $3222. Moreover, the money spent on utilities and others were almost equal, $455 and $444 respectively, followed by marketing ($263), wages & benefits ($260), equipment ($53), and professional fees ($51). Nevertheless, the expense on maintenance was the least, only $10.

In December, expenditure on rent, maintenance, marketing, other, and professional fee increased significantly, to $4909, $ 42, $355, $ 599 and $132 respectively. Whereas the money spent on wages & benefits, equipment,and utilities declined, to $226, $43, and $265 respectively. Finally, the expenditure in the end of the financial year doubled and reached $6571.