BAND 6.5 IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL EARNINGS OF CALGARY BAKERIES 2000-2010

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The graph shows data about the annual earnings of three bakeries in Calgary, 2000-2010.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Essay Sample

The given chart illustrates how much income bakery staff earn per year in Calgary between 2000 and 2010, a period of 10 years.
As an overall trend, despite some fluctuations all bakeries witnessed a upward growth except of Mari Bakeshop from 2004 to 2010.
Turning to years, the most popular bakery was Mari Bakeshop started in 80000 income per year, the second most popular and the least popular bakery were Amandine and Bolo Cakery, respectively. During following years Mari and Bolo experienced an increase and then a decrease while Amandine maintaned in steady amont of salary from 2000 to 2006. In 2006, a significant change appeared, when the Amandine overtook of Mari which alocated the most amount of income to itself. In 2008, the scenario changed for Bolo as well, when the income figure overtook of Mari and this bakery convert to the least popular bakery.
Looking to bakeries more closely, it can seen that during these years, Bolo experienced an upward trend while Mari witnessed a decreasing growth, however, Amandine which experienced a steady trend, after 2006, allocated the most income to itself.