Band 8+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart shows the monthly spending in dollars of a family in the USA on three items in 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates information about a typical US family’s monthly expenditure in dollars on food, gas, and clothing in 2010.

Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the highest monthly expense was on clothing in April. In contrast, clothing saw the smallest spending in January.

To begin with, families in the USA tend to spend most on food at about $500 in the first month. By contrast, the least preferred was clothing, which had just over $200. Gas was the second item for allocating money but the third in February, with approximately $250. Meanwhile, the biggest expenditures were on food and clothing, and both had under $600.

According to the data for March, clothing had the lowest demand, compared to food and gas, which had around $450 and $350, respectively. However, things started to completely change, and US families began to spend more money on clothing, which saw a peak of approximately $700.