Band 6+: 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 the monthly expenditures on food, gas and clothing of a family living in USA İN 2010.

Overall, it can be seen that the monthly spending had a fluctuation over the period.

To begin, in January the most money was spent on food, approximately $500. Although expenditure on food increased slightly the following month and reached nearly $600. Then it started decreasing gradually and by the end of the period (April) it fell to the lowest point among three items with just above $300.

However, spending on gas followed the opposite trend. In January, it started at about $350, and it reached the lowest point in February. After that it rose significantly and ended with just under $600 in April.

Lastly, the monthly expenditure on Clothing was nearly $200 in January. The next month it rose sharply to roughly $600. In March it decreased to nearly $350, which is almost as much as the gas expenditure in March. At the end of the period, spending rose significantly once again, and made up nearly $700. Spending on Clothing fluctuated over the period. Additionally, average expenses decreased over the four months, with the exception of an increase in March