IELTS writing task 1

The graph shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005.

The provided line graph compares the expenditure people spent on books in four different countries from 1995 to 2005. The unit is measured by million US dollars.

Overall, the amount of money bought books increased in all countries are Germany, France, Italy and Austria over the 10 year- period. In comparison with other countries, Germany is the only country with a noticeably higher figure for spending money buying books.

The amount of paying for books in Germany was exactly 80 in 1955 before there was a slight growth to 90 in the next 4 years. However, over the period of next four years, Germany witnessed a decline, at approximately 85 in 2003. During the remainder of the period, it peaked at closely 100 in 2005. French saw a more stable increase than Germany in the expenditure spent on buying books, the figure changed from generally 55 in 1995 to around 60 in 2005.

The money for buying books in Italy didn't vary more significantly than both of countries above. Around 55 was the figure of this country from 1999 to 2005 with the highest was 60 in the year 2005. Whereas Austria was starting lower than the rest of countries at 30, it increased continually to 70 by the end of this period to surpass the money being spent on books in Italy.