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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 27th October
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table below gives information about the USA’s top exports in 2021 and the percentage change with 2020. The bar chart shows the percentage of the USA exports sent to the UK between 2010 and 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table shows the highest value exports from the USA in 2021 and how these figures changed in comparison with the previous year. The bar chart gives information about the proportion of overall USA exports which were sent to the UK between 2010 and 2020.
Overall, sales of the five highest value USA export sectors declined between 2010 and 2020. Furthermore, the most valuable export from the USA was electric cars and the least valuable was petroleum.
Exports of e-vehicles were still the top export product by overall value in 2021 but still saw a significant fall of 40% to 28bn. Petroleum declined sharply, by almost a third, to 17 bn. Exports of gold and jets fell more gradually and were both valued at just over 20bn. Conversely, overseas sales of medication saw a modest increase of 1.5%.
Exports to the UK as a proportion of the USA’s overall international trade were in steady decline from 2010 to 2020, from a high of 60% to a low of around 40% a decade later in 2020.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1