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The document contains four pie charts comparing percentages related to online shopping sales in Canada from 2005-2010, household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in 2010, types of accommodations used by holidaymakers in 1988, 1998, and 2008, and common bedtime activities of American children in different age groups. Some key comparisons highlighted in the summary are that electronics had the largest share of online sales in Canada in 2005 but food/beverage overtook it by 2010, housing took the largest share of household spending in Malaysia but other goods/services did in Japan, and reading was the most popular bedtime activity across all age groups while eating was the least popular.

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The document contains four pie charts comparing percentages related to online shopping sales in Canada from 2005-2010, household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in 2010, types of accommodations used by holidaymakers in 1988, 1998, and 2008, and common bedtime activities of American children in different age groups. Some key comparisons highlighted in the summary are that electronics had the largest share of online sales in Canada in 2005 but food/beverage overtook it by 2010, housing took the largest share of household spending in Malaysia but other goods/services did in Japan, and reading was the most popular bedtime activity across all age groups while eating was the least popular.

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The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in
2005 and 2010
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison
where relevant
The given pie charts reveal the percentage of online turnovers which the Canadians gained in
four different sectors in 2005 and 2010.
Overall, the period from 2005 to 2010 witnessed slight varies in the proportion of online sales in
all four items. While Electronics and Appliance constituted the majority of Canadian online
transactions in 2005, the largest share of online market was recorded in Food and Beverage in
five years later.
In 2005, Electronics and Appliance sector contributed the largest proportion to the online
shopping turnovers in Canada with 35%, followed by a marginal decline of 5% in the next five
years. On the contrary, starting at 22% in 2005, the percentage of online sales in Food and
Beverage sector increased remarkably by 10% and came out first at 32% in 2010.
In terms of Video games sector, despite accounting for the least proportion of online turnovers in
2005 with only 18%, the purchases of this item rose to 23% over five years. Meanwhile, Home
furnishing sector made up 25% of the total online transactions in 2005, nearly doubling the
figure in 2010, at 15%.

2. The pie charts below show the average household expenditure in Japan and Malaysia in
the year 2010.
The given pie charts compare the percentage of expense which Japanese and Malaysian families
averagely spent on five different categories in 2010.
Overall, other goods and service made up the largest proportion of household expenditure in
Japan while the Malaysian expended the most of money on Housing.
The percentage of spending on Housing in Malaysia came top with 34%, which was 13% higher
than that in Japan, at 21%. Meanwhile, turning to other goods and service, the Japanese domestic
expense was ahead of the Malaysian by a narrow margin, 29% for the former and 26 % for the
latter. By contrast, while Malaysian families spent 27% of their expenditure on Food, the figure
for this item in Japan was 24%.
On the contrary, it can be seen that the least proportion of expense was recorded on Health care
in both nations. The Japanese household spending on Transport and Health care (20% and 6%)
outnumbered the figure for those in Malaysia (10% and 3%) by 2 to 1 respectively.
3. The charts show the proportion of holidaymakers using 4 different types of
accommodation in three different years.
The above pie charts illustrate the percentage of travelers in terms of choosing four different
kinds of accommodation in 1988, 1998, and 2008.
Overall, there was a slight change in the proportion of accommodations used over the period
given; meanwhile, tourists had a popular tendency to stay with their family and friends in all
three years.
In 1988, the percentage of holiday-makers staying with family and friends ranked first with 57%,
followed by a significant decline to 54% in 1998 and 44% in 2008, correspondently. On the
contrary, 17% of the vacationers used Hotels in 1988, but the figures for 1998 and 2008 were
both 5% higher, at 22%.
When it comes to Camping, before taking up 12% in 2008, the proportion of tourists using this
kind of accommodation dropped from 18% in 1988 to 13% in 1998. However, despite coming
last with 8% in 1988, the percentage of travelers rented apartments rose to 11% in 1998 and
recorded the same level as staying at Hotels in 2008.

4. The graph below gives information about the common activities children of different ages
in the United States do as part of their bedtime routines.
The given bar graph compares the proportion of American children in different age groups
regarding their daily habits before going to bed.
Overall, children in the US give preference to Reading the most in all popular hobbies of their
bedtime routine, while the opposite is true for Eating.
The percentage of kids between 4 and 5 reading in the nighttime came top with 70%, leaving
those in 1-3 age group (constituting 63%) and those in 6-8 age group (taking up 58%) behind,
respectively. By contrast, the proportion of both the children aged from 1 to 3 years old watching
TV and those aged 4 and 5 years old was 20% as compared to the lower figure for their
counterparts.
A half of 6 to 8-year-old kids considers brushing teeth as a part of their bedtime routine, which is
20% and 5% higher than those from 1 to 3 years old (30%) and those aged 4 or 5 years old
(45%), correspondently. Meanwhile, the percentage of 1 to 3-year-old children taking a bath
before bedtime is two-fifths, being ahead of the figure for youngsters aged between 4 and 8 by a
narrow margin, at about 35%.

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