The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in the UK between 1971 and 2001.

Task Achievement

Band 8.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.5

The pie charts illustrate the changes in household spending in the UK between 1971 and 2001. It is clear that the cost of petrol made up the largest proportion of the household spending in 1971 while expenditure on cars was the greatest share of the household spending in 2001.