IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Trade

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the differences in wheat exports over three different areas.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Wheat Exports Over Three Different Areas.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The graph and table below show the number of fishers in millions for different regions in 1980, 1990, and 2000, and the world's top exporters of fish in 2000.

Bar chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Bar Number of Fishers in Millions.

Mixed-chart visual 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about World Top Ten Exporter of Fish.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the coffee production, coffee consumption and the profit distribution around the world.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Coffee Production Consumption and Profit Distribution.

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Table Task 1

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question: The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Mixed-chart visual 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Exports Various Categories 2016 2016.

Mixed-chart visual 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Change in Each Category of Exports.

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Table Task 1

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas (1999 & 2004) Fairtrade: a category of products for which farmers from developing countries have been paid an officially agreed fair price.

Table 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sales of Fairtrade Labelled Coffee.

Table 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sales of Fairtrade Labelled Bananas.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question: The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows Scotland’s exports to the rest of the UK and the rest of the world for the year 2014.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Scotlands Exports to UK Rest World.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below gives information about Southland's main exports in 2000, 20.., and future projections for 2025.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The average prices per kilometre of clothing imported into the European Union from six different countries in 1993 and 2003 are shown in the bar chart below.

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