IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Spending – Bar charts

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The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in 4 countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question: The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in 4 countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart shows student expenditure over a three-year period in the United Kingdom.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows how much money is spent in the budget on different sectors by the UAE government in 2000. Where the money goes

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Budget by the Uae Government.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph269 Expenditures for Five Major Categories 2009.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European countries.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Amount Spent on Six Consumer Goods.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart shows student expenditure over a three-year period in the United Kingdom.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Student Expenditure Three Year Period UK.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question: The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the top ten countries with the highest spending on travel in 2014.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Top Ten Countries Spending on Travel.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below gives information about four countries spending habits of shopping on consumer goods in 2012.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Spending Habits on Consumer Goods.

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