118. Sample Essay | Online Sales for Retail Sectors in New Zealand

Click Here to See the Charts https://ieltswritingpodcast.libsyn.com/118-sample-essay-online-sales-for-retail-sectors-in-new-zealand The pie charts display the online-shopping market shares of 4 different retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.   Overall, while the travel and clothing industries both experienced a decline in sales, film/music and books both showed an increase. In addition, the film/music industry overtook travel as the leader in online shopping in 2013.   The travel sector accounted for the greatest proportion of total sales on the Internet in 2003, at 36 percent; However, this number decreased significantly to 29 percent in 2013. Although the clothing sector had the second biggest market share in 2003 at 24 percent, its share fell dramatically to only 16 percent in 2013.    Just over a fifth of online sales in New Zealand  were made in the film/music industry in 2003. However, this industry became the market leader in 2013, controlling a 33 percent share of the market. The Book industry also saw its online sales figures grow, from 19 to 22 percent.

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