Band 7+: 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 proportion of household expenditure in the USA in 2010 from January to April, divided into three categories.

Overall, the average spending in american household spiked in March, then declined in April. Clothing category depicted significant changes over the whole period. Gas category indicated a gradual increase by the end of the timeframe, whereas Food category showed a significant decrease after toward the end of the period.

In detail, the expenditure on Food constituted $500 in January. It rose slightly to almost $600 in February. However, from March, a considerable decrease had followed, reaching around $370 by April, which was the smallest spending recorded in that period.

Spending on Gas comprised about $380 in January, while Clothing expenditure accounted for approximately $210 in the same month. The trend in Gas expenditure slightly dropped to around $220 in February. Over the next two months, it spiked to almost $600. The pattern in Clothing expenditure jumped quickly to nearly $600 in February. For the following two months, it peaked at approximately $650, making it the highest expenditure among the other three categories, except a sharp decrease in March.