Band 7+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the changes in the percentage of households with cars in one European country between 1971 and 2001.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the changes that occurred in family car ownership in a European country from 1971 to 2001.

Overall, it can be seen from the chart that the rate of families that have two cars fluctuated during the given time period; besides, it is obvious that the proportion of households that did not have a car decreased over time.

To begin with, the proportion of households that did not have a car was around 50% in 1971; following that, this rate saw a significant decrease to exactly 30% by 1991, then remained at this point until 2001. On the contrary, just under 20% of families owned one car in the first year, and this rate, followed by a noticeable rise, reached just under 30% in 1981. After that, this number went down to just above 20%, then reaching its peak at approximately 30% in 2001.

Furthermore, only nearly 18% of families had two cars in 1971, although this rate experienced a considerable increase to around 28%; then, after a decrease in 1991, it returned to its previous position of around 30%.