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The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and
2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Model answer
The two pie charts compare the percentages of online sales across different retail sectors in
Canada in the years 2005 and 2010. For three of the sectors, it is evident that over this time
frame there was significant change in their proportion of online transactions.
At 35% we can see that electronics and appliance sector accounted for the majority of online
sales in 2005, but this percentage had dropped to 30% by 2010. During the same five-year
period, as an increasing number of people chose to purchase food and beverage online, we can
see that transactions went from just 22% to 32%, making it the retail sector with the largest
overall proportion of the online market.
In 2005, the home furnishing industry boasted an impressive 25% of the total online sales in
Canada. However, by 2010, the figure had fallen considerably to 15%. Interestingly, online sales
of video games eventually overtook sales of home furnishings, although video games still
represented only 23% of the market.