Writing Bar Chart Reports

Weekly Household Expenditures Horizontal Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the average weekly regional expenditures from 2007 to 2009.

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The bar chart shows average weekly spending by households in different areas of England between 2007 and 2009. It is noticeable that average weekly expenditure by households in the North East was around £80 less than the national average, and around £170 less than the London average and that households in the south of the country spent more, on average than those in the north.

All English households spent on average £470 per week. The average expenditure for households in London was about £560 per week, almost £100 more than the overall figure for England. Households in the South East, East and South West also spent more than the national average. Weekly household spending figures for those three regions were approximately £520, £490, and £480, respectively.

In the north in the country, household spending begins to drop. Household spending in the West Midlands, the North West and the East Midlands was about £430 to £450 per week. In the region of Yorkshire and the Humber, households spent approximately £400 per week, while expenditure in the North East was around £10 per week lower than this.

Overall, more was spent in the south compared to the north.

Illiteracy Rates by Region and Gender Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows estimated world literacy rates by region and by gender for the year 2000.

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The bar chart that shows the estimated world illiteracy rates by gender and region for the year 2000 with 6 areas shown. The trend suggests that female illiteracy was much higher relatively in each area, except in Latin America and the Caribbean, where it was only slightly higher. The highest rates for female illiteracy are quite similar in the Sub-Saharan Africa category, the Arab States category, and South Asia category. These areas had rates of approximately 48%, 52% and 56%, which is more than double the other three lower female illiteracy rated categories. The lowest rates for female illiteracy were recorded in the Developed Countries category, at approximately 2%, with the Latin America and Caribbean category at 12%, and the East Asia and Oceania category with rates of 20%. Male illiteracy for the six areas shown was lower than the figures for females. The lowest rates were in the Developed Countries category. Latin America and the Caribbean had rates of approximately 1% while East Asia and Oceania had rates of approximately 10% and 8%, respectively. The rates for the next three areas were much higher and quite similar to each other. Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab States and South Asia had rates of approximately 31%, 29% and 34%. Overall, female illiteracy was much higher relatively in three categories while it was only slightly higher in the remaining others.

Montreal Rainfall Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the average amount of rainfall in Montreal in millimetres over a one-year period of time.

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The bar chart shows the average rainfall in Montreal from January to December. The trend suggests that the summer season has the most rainfall of the year, while the winter season has a lower amount.

The highest number of rainfall appears in July at nearly 100mm, followed closely by March and January at 99mm and 99.5mm, respectively. September, November, and December have the same amount of rain at 96, which is lower than June, at 98mm, but higher than April and May. There is little difference between February, August, and October, where the average figure falls to between 89mm to 90mm. These months have the least amount of rainfall by a relatively large amount with February and October showing the lowest amounts of rainfall.

To conclude, though the average figure of rainfall is highest in the summer months, followed closely by winter. The rainfall in February, August and October is noticeably less than in other months.

Imprisonment in Five Countries Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980.

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The bar charts show that the figures for imprisonment fluctuated over the period shown. It is clear that the United States had the highest number of prisoners overall, while Great Britain had the lowest number of prisoners for the majority of the 70-year period shown.

The United States had the highest number of prisoners in four out of the six years shown on the chart, and in 1980 the figure for this country peaked at nearly 140,000 prisoners compared to ten years earlier when it was at its lowest amount at under 100,000 prisoners. Canada had the highest figures for imprisonment in 1930 and 1950, with about 120,000 prisoners for both years. The numbers are slightly lower than the American numbers.

The figures for New Zealand and Australia fluctuated between 40,000 and 100,000 prisoners, although New Zealand's prison population tended to be the higher of the two. In contrast to the figures for the other countries, the number of prisoners in Great Britain rose steadily between 1930 and 1980, reaching a peak of about 80,000 at the end of the period.

Overall, The USA and Canada had the highest recorded number of prisoners of the period shown.

Rail Incidents and Injuries Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the number of per 100 million passenger miles travelled (PMT) by transportation type in 2002.

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The bar chart compares the number of incidents and injuries for every 100 millionpassenger miles travelled on five different types of public transport in 2002. The trend suggests that most incidents and injuries took place on demand-response vehicles. By contrast, commuter rail services recorded, by far, the lowest figures.

A total of 225 incidents and 173 injuries, per 100 million passenger miles travelled, took place on demand-response transport services. These figures were nearly three times as high as those for the second-highest category which was bus services. There were 76 incidents and only 66 people were injured on buses.

Rail services experienced fewer problems. The number of incidents on light-rail trains equalled the figure recorded for buses, but there were significantly fewer injuries, at only 39. Heavy rail services saw lower numbers of such events than light rail services, but commuter rail passengers were even less likely to experience problems. In fact, only 20 incidents and 17 injuries occurred on commuter trains

To conclude, the demand response category recorded the highest amount of injuries and incidents for 100 million passengers in the year 2002.

Consumer Goods Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the amount the consumers of different countries spend on various goods.

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The bar chart compares consumer spending on six different items in Germany, Italy, France, and Britain. The trend suggests that British people spent significantly more money than people in the other three countries on all six goods. Of the six items, consumers spent the most money on photographic film.

People in Britain spent just over £170,000 on photographic film, which is the highest figure shown on the chart. By contrast, Germans were the lowest overall spenders, with roughly the same figures at just under £150,000 for each of the six products.

The figures for spending on toys were the same in both France and Italy, at nearly £160,000. However, while French people spent more than Italians on photographic film and CDs, Italians paid out more for personal stereos, tennis racquets and perfumes. The amount spent by French people on tennis racquets, around £145,000, is the lowest figure shown on the chart.

Overall, British people spent more money, in all categories, of all the three countries listed.

Olympic Medals Bar Chart Sample

The chart below shows the total number of Olympic medals won by twelve different countries.

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The bar chart compares twelve countries in terms of the overall number of medals that they have won at the Olympic Games. It is clear that the USA is by far the most successful Olympic medal-winning nation. It is also noticeable that the figures for gold, silver and bronze medals won by any particular country tend to be fairly similar.

The USA has won a total of around 2,300 Olympic medals, including approximately 900 gold medals, 750 silver and 650 bronze. In second place on the all-time medals chart is the Soviet Union, with just over 1,000 medals. Again, the number of gold medals won by this country is slightly higher than the number of silver or bronze medals.

Only four other countries - the UK, France, Germany, and Italy - have won more than 500 Olympic medals, all with similar proportions of each metal colour. Apart from the USA and the Soviet Union, China is the only other country with a noticeably higher proportion of gold medals (about 200) compared to silver and bronze (about 100 each).

Overall, it can be seen that the USA is the most medal-winning country at the Olympic Games.

Work Performance Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a major company. The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and those aged 45-60, and shows factors affecting their work performance.

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The bar chart shows various factors that have impacts on work performance of two different age groups 18-30 and 45-60. The trend suggests that the age of a person affects work performance, in some, but not all of the areas that are shown.

Money seemed to have the same effect on the two age groups, which contributed around 70% of work performance. Likewise, 60% of work performance can be achieved through team spirit for both the young age group and the middle age group. Surprisingly, the work environment contributed as few as 30% in both groups. Next, chance for personal development seemed to be significantly important for the group of people aged 18-30; whereas, for the middle age group, it contributed only half of the work performance of the young age group at 40%.

Similarly, young people surveyed had a higher level of work performance in a relaxed working environment, but this didn't improve much the work performance of the middleaged people. Having competent managers played a fairly important role in improving the work performance of both of the two age groups at 50%.

Overall, mainly age and personal development affected work performance in this bar chart.

Waste Disposal Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the amount of waste disposal in global cities and the percentage of total waste volume by category.

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The bar chart shows the amount of total waste for four cities and compares the waste volume in four different ways. The trend suggests that most of Toronto’s and Amman’s waste is buried underground at lower percentages, while Kuala Lumpur and Madrid burn most of their garbage. Composting is, on the other hand, rarely used in all four cities.

Landfill in Toronto is highly used at about 74%, which is 25% higher compared to the other three countries, with 25% for Amman, 45% for Madrid and 58% in Kuala Lumpur. However, the incineration shows a different order, as Kuala Lumpur stands out at 55%, followed by Madrid at 40%, and Amman, which is only a little lower than Madrid by 2 % at 38%.

Distinctively, the figure for landfill rises higher among the four ways of disposals in Toronto, both its incineration and recycling stay at the lowest level between the nations, at 11% and 8%, respectively. While recycling in Amman still remains low, Madrid and Kuala Lumpur show the same proportion in recycling as 23%. As for composting, Amman turns out to be the last. It makes up the least proportion for all four countries.

Overall, Toronto and Amman bury a lot of waste, while Madrid and Kuala Lumpur burn most of their garbage. All four countries do recycle, but composite only a little amount of waste.

European Modes of Transport Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the modes of transport and the total number of travellers in European cities from 1990 to 2000 by bus, car, bike, and foot.

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The bar chart compares four different transport modes taken by Europeans in the year 1960, 1980 and 2000. The trend suggests that most people in Europe travelling on foot in 1960 ended up using cars in 2000. In 1960, cars were rarely used among 5% of the population, while other people decided to take buses or ride bikes, which included about 32% of Europeans in total. However, there were many more people travelling on foot. The figure for the use of buses climbed from 15% to 26% in 1980 with a rapid increase also taking place for cars at 23%, while bike users only decreased to 20%. In 1980, more people chose vehicles instead of the walking on foot category that largely dropped to 16%. Finally, in 2000, the number of car users was far more than the other three modes, reaching 26%. Bus numbers, nevertheless, dropped to the previous level at around 16%, along with bike and foot users that reduced to 6% and 9% respectively. Overall, from 1960 to 2000, there was a change for Europeans choosing transportation, from walking to cars.

Mobile Phones and Land Lines Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart shows the number of mobile phones and landlines per 100 people in selected countries.

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The bar chart shows the number of mobile phones and landlines per 100 users, for selected countries. It is noticeable that most of the countries included in the graph have more mobile phone subscribers than landlines.

Most European countries have high mobile phone use. The biggest users of mobile phones are Italians, with 88 cell phones per 100 people. For example, Italy has twice as many mobile phones as landlines, with 88 mobiles per hundred people compared to 45 for landlines. Mobile phone use is low in Canada, with fewer than 40 phones per 100 people. Denmark is also unusual because it has slightly more landlines than mobile phones. However, in some countries, the number of landlines is higher than the number of mobile phones.

One example is the USA, where the number of mobiles, at 50 per 100 people, is much lower than the number of landlines, at almost 70 per 100 people. A similar pattern can be seen in Canada. The highest number of landlines in the graph is in Denmark, with about 90 per 100 people. In contrast, the lowest figures for fixed lines are in Italy and the UK.

In conclusion, it seems that mobile phone use is higher in Europe than in North America.

Different Forms of Transport in the European Union Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows CO2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union.

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The bar chart shows CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre for six various methods of transport in the European Union. The trend suggests that air transport recorded the highest amount of CO2 emissions, while coaches produced very little. Firstly, flying by air produces, by far, the greatest amount of CO2 emissions. Approximately three times as much as passenger cars, which are the next largest producers identified. Trains produce about three times less CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre than passenger cars and eight times less than air travel. According to the information, ships (which is labelled and ‘Maritime’ of the chart) are a clean form of transport and produce about the same amount of CO2 per passenger kilometre as trains (labelled as ‘Rail’) do. While coaches are the cleanest form of transport, with less than 50 grams of CO2 emitted per passenger. Overall, in the European Union, air transport significantly produces the most emissions, whereas coaches produce the least.

What Kids Are Doing Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of Australian children.

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The bar chart shows the preferred leisure activities of Australian children aged 5-14. As might be expected, the trend suggests that sedentary pursuits are far more popular nowadays than active ones.

Of the children that were interviewed, all the boys and girls stated that they enjoyed watching TV or videos in their spare time. In addition, the second most popular activity, attracting 80% of boys and 60% of girls, was playing electronic or computer games. While just fewer than 60% of girls rated activities such as art and craft as their favourite activity in their spare time, only 35% of boys opted for creative pastimes.

Bike riding, on the other hand, was almost as popular as electronic games amongst boys and, perhaps surprisingly, almost 60% of girls said that they enjoyed this too. Skateboarding was relatively less popular amongst both boys and girls, although it still attracted 35% of boys and 25% of girls.

To sum up, leisure activities recorded a lower percentage marks than non-active ones.

Reasons for Study Bar Chart Sample

The bar charts below show the main reasons for the study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.

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The bar charts compare students of different ages in terms of why they are studying and whether they are supported by an employer. The trend suggests that the proportion of students who study for career purposes is far higher among the younger age groups, while the oldest students are more likely to study for interest. Employer support is more commonly given to younger students.

Around 80% of students, under the age of 26, study to further their careers, whereas only 10% study purely out of interest. The gap between these two proportions narrows as students get older, and the figures for those in their forties are the same, at about 40%. Students aged over 49 overwhelmingly study for interest, at 70%, rather than for professional reasons, at less than 20%.

Just over 60% of students under the age of 26 are supported by their employers. By contrast, the 30-39 age group is the most self-sufficient, with only 30% being given time off and help with fees. The figures rise slightly for students in their forties and for those aged 50 or more.

To conclude, the information suggests that young people study for career purposes at a much higher rate than older people while older people study are more likely to study for interest.

Sales of Digital Games Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart shows global sales (in billions of dollars) of different types of digital games between 2000 and 2006.

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The bar chart compares the turnover in dollars from sales of video games for four different platforms, namely mobile phones, online, consoles and handheld devices, from 2000 to 2006. It is clear that sales of games for three out of the four platforms rose each year, leading to a significant rise in total global turnover over the 7-year period. Sales figures for handheld games were at least twice as high as those for any other platform in almost every year.

In 2000, worldwide sales of handheld games stood at around $11 billion, while console games earned just under $6 billion. No figures are given for mobile or online games in that year. Over the next 3 years, sales of handheld video games rose by about $4 billion, but the figure for consoles decreased by $2 billion. Mobile phone and online games started to become popular, with sales reaching around $3 billion in 2003.

In 2006, sales of handheld, online and mobile games reached peaks of 17, 9 and 7 billion dollars respectively. By contrast, turnover from console games dropped to its lowest point, at around $2.5 billion.

Overall, three of the four-game sales went up for each year shown, resulting in a total change from 2000 to 2006.

Computer Ownership by Level of Education Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the percentage of computer ownership by the level of education for 2002 and 2010 for five levels of secondary and tertiary study.

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The bar chart shows the percentage of computer owners for five different levels of education for the years 2002 and 2010. The trend suggests that the percentage of computer ownership in 2010 was significantly higher and consistent across all of these categories, compared to the ownership percentages in 2002 which were much lower. In 2010, all of the levels of education recorded significantly higher amounts of computer ownership compared to 2002, with the tertiary levels being much higher than the secondary ones. The highest percentage was seen in the last category labelled “postgraduate qualification”. The amount recorded here was about 95% computer ownership, which is more than double the amount for the “no high school diploma” computer ownership. The 2010 percentages for computer ownership also increased universally across all levels of education as they progressed from the high school level to the college ones. In 2002, all of the percentages in each category were much lower, suggesting that in 2010 computer ownership became more popular amongst students. In 2002, the “postgraduate qualification” computer ownership group was about 25% less compared to 2010 and for the “no high school diploma” level the percentage was more than 50% lower, compared to ten years later. Also, in 2002, the increases were seen universally across all levels of education concerning computer ownership just like the same increases that were seen in 2010.

Overall, the percentages of computer ownership in 2010 were significantly higher compared to the ownership percentages in 2002.

OPEC Oil Stacked Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the forecasted increases in world oil production by the barrel for OPEC and non-OPEC nations from 1980 to 2020.

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The bar chart shows the predicted increases in world oil production by the barrel for three groups of OPEC labelled nations over a 40-year period from 1980 to 2020. The trend suggests that OPEC Middle Eat and Other OPEC had increased oil production, but only OPEC Middle East will do so until 2020. Non-OPEC production, on this timeline, had decreased and is forecasted to continue. OPEC Middle East was relatively low from 1980 to 2000 with a production of only about 2 million barrels a day. By 2010, their production had dramatically increased to more than 8 million barrels a day, showing an increase that had quadrupled. By the end of 2020, the forecast for oil production in the Middle East will continue to rise to just over 15 million barrels a day. This further increase shows another doubling of the oil produced by these OPEC nations.

Non-OPEC production was quite high from 1980 to 2000 with under 10 million barrels being produced per day. This dropped 10 years later, by the end of 2010, with a production amount that was half of the previous barrel production. It is predicted to fall even more by 2020 with a forecasted amount of fewer than 1 million barrels produced. Other OPEC production is expected to drop over the projected forecast period, from about 5 million barrels of production between 2000 and 2010 to less than 1 million barrels of production for the predicted 10-year forecast. Overall, OPEC Middle Eat and Other OPEC have increased oil production, but only OPEC Middle East will do so until 2020.

Stacked Vertical Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows American drinking habits between the ages of 16 and 74 in four distinct categories one being someone who does not in fact drink.

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The bar chart shows the percentages of alcoholic drinking habits for the ages of 16 to 74 in the United States. It can clearly be seen that the majority of American people are nondrinkers, in all six age categories, with 16 to 24-year-olds being the highest non-drinkers and 65 to 74-year-olds being the lowest non-drinkers. The next best category, being someone who no longer drinks. The non-drinker category shows the highest percentages for all age groups, with decreases shown from ages 55 to 74. In the previous four age groups, non-drinkers averaged about 60%. This accounts for more than the other three drink categories combined with an average of about 40% for the same age groups. 16 to 24 and 35 to 44year-olds have the highest percentage of non-drinkers at exactly 60%. The other remaining groups are slightly under this amount. As non-drinkers have remained relatively the same, the percentage of ex-drinkers has steadily increased from age group to age group, with roughly 10% at ages 16 to 24 rising to more than 40% for people ages 65 to 74.

The figures for light-drinkers has also steadily decreased from age 16 to 74, with percentages dropping by more than one-third from its highest amount to its lowest amount. By age 65, light-drinkers account for a lower percentage of people when compared to ex-drinkers which are the exact opposite of the figures from 16 to 24-yearolds. Heavy-drinkers remains consistent across all age categories at a relatively same percentage when the other three groups are factored in fluctuating from 10% to 15%. Overall, the majority of American people are non-drinkers for all of the six age categories.

Book Sales Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the number of book sales from 2002 to 2012 for four different categories.

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The bar chart shows the number of total book sales in four different categories over a period of 10 years. The trend suggests that book sales have been the highest for “History Books”, while the lowest sales were recorded for “Hobby Books”. Art Book and Entertainment Book sales are shown to be quite similar, with sales that are in-between the others that are accounted for.

The highest recorded sales for History Books occurred in 2008 with 10,000 copies sold. The next best year was 2012 with just over 8,000 copies sold. The lowest amount for sales for this category was seen in 2002, with only about 5,000 copies sold which is more than double of all the other categories. In fact, for all years, “History Book” sales were consistently more than double and for some years even triple the sales of the other book categories. “Hobby Books” had the lowest sales amounts based on the number of copies sold. The total number of copies sold for each year from 2002 to 2012 never reaches more than 1000 copies sold, which is significantly lower than the number of copies that are sold for books about history. The least amount of sales for “Hobby Books” was recorded in 2006 and the highest amount was recorded in 2004. Again, these figures are much less than the number of copies sold by the highest book group. Overall, historical books sold very well, while books about hobbies did not.

Income Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the distribution of different income groups of men aged 3050 in Toronto according to whether they were born in Canada or overseas.

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The bar chart shows the distribution of different income groups for men aged 30-50 in Toronto according to whether they were born in Canada or overseas. The trend suggests that Canadian born men earned more income than those men who were born outside of Canada.

Middle and lower-middle incomes were the two highest categories for both of the male groups. For Canadian born men, middle income was recorded with the most, at just under 70%, whereas lower-middle as recorded at 10% less than this. Compared to those men who were born overseas, Canadian men earned about 15% more than their middle earning overseas counterparts. Interestingly, in the lower-middle-income bracket, overseas men earned about 8% more than those men who were born in Canada. Finally, Canadian born men also earned 10% more than overseas’ men in the high-income bracket. The lowest amounts of dollars earned were recorded in the lowest and highest income brackets. Canadian men earned about 10% more than those men who were born outside of Canada in the highest income group. For the lowest earners, Canadian men recorded incomes that were much less than overseas-born men, with a difference of about 13% in favour of the latter.

Overall, men that were born in Canada earned more income than those men who were not born there.

Global Mobile Phone Sales Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows global sales of the top five mobile phone brands between 2009 and 2013.

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The bar chart shows the amounts of global mobile phone sales, by the millions, based on their brand names for five different telecommunication companies, at the two-year intervals of 2009, 2011 and 2013. The trend suggests that Samsung, as of 2013, had sold the most mobile phones compared to the other four mobile phone companies, with Nokia being recorded as the second-highest seller for 2009 and 2011, but not 2013. Samsung sold approximately 450 million units for 2013, with sales that were more than double the number of units sold by all four of the other cell phone producers. In contrast, Samsung was not the sales leader in 2011, Nokia was, with global sales for that year being about 100 million more units than Samsung. Apple, LG and ZTE all had relatively low worldwide sales for 2013 compared to Samsung, with these three companies showing unit sales of less than a million.

2009 was the best year of sales for Nokia. This year, they had the highest sales amount, with over 450 million units sold. In comparison, this was the same amount of sales that Samsung had for 2013. The difference in the 2009 sales for Nokia and Samsung were about 100 million units in favour of Nokia. Sales for Apple, LG and ZTE in 2009, was again, comparatively quite low. Overall, for the three two-year internals that are presented in the chart, Samsung and Nokia were the global sales leaders.

Household Expenditures Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2010.

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The bar chart shows how consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan allocated household spending for categories such as food, housing, and transportation in 2010. The trend suggests that healthcare and clothing were the least spent categories. It can be seen that the United States had the largest housing expenditure share with 26% of total expenditures in 2010. The United Kingdom and Japan followed, with 24% and 22%, respectively. Canada had the lowest housing share of 21%. Housing was the highest expenditure component in all countries except Japan. Canada had the largest transportation share of all four countries at 20%. The United States and the United Kingdom had the next-highest transportation shares, 17% and 15%, respectively. Japan had the lowest, at 10%. Japanese consumers also spent 23% of their total expenditures on food in 2010. The United Kingdom had the second-highest share at 20%. Canada, with 15%, and the United States, with 14% had the lowest food expenditure shares among the countries studied. The chart indicates that housing and health care were higher in the United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan, while Americans had the lowest clothing share. Canada had the highest clothing and transportation shares, and Japan had the highest food share, among the countries compared. Overall, the main expenditures for all four countries were seen in housing and transportation.

UK Graduate and Postgraduate Students Bar Chart Sample

The bar charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.

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The two bar charts show what graduate and postgraduate students did for one year, in 2008, when they did not go into full-time work after leaving college. The trend suggests that the majority of these two graduate groups went on to do part-time work and further study, while very few of them did any voluntary work. The number of graduate students who went on to do further study was reported at 29,665 students, which is just under double the amounts recorded for part-time work and unemployment. Part-time work had 11,930 fewer students, and unemployed students had even less, with 13,430 students. Volunteer work was the lowest, at 3,500, showing a difference of 26,165 more students continuing with their studies. The number of postgraduate students who went onto study more was recorded at only 2,725. This is significantly lower than the graduate group. In fact, it is almost 10 times lower. The number of students who went on to do part-time work is shown at 2,535, which again is dramatically lower than the numbers shown for graduate students. Almost 15,500 more students from the graduate category went on to do part-time work. Unemployment and volunteer work for postgraduate students were also about 10 times lower than the figures shown in the top bar chart. Overall, most of the students in the two groups that are presented above went on to do either further study or part-time work, in 2008.

Transportation Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the methods of transport that were used in Taipei Taiwan between 2000 and 2012.

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The bar charts show the seven different methods of transportation used by Taiwanese commuters in Taipei, Taiwan for two specific years, being 12 years apart, 2002 and 2012. The trend suggests that most commuters travelled by bus and car, for both of the reported years, while very few commuters used a train or taxi, again for both years that are shown. Bus and car were the preferred modes of transport. In 2000, bus commuters had a usage percentage of around 40%, while 12 years later, the amount had gone down by 10%, to 30%. For car usage in 2000, the percentage of people who were using a car was reported at approximately 23%. Twelve years later, this percentage had risen a little to just under 30%, showing a difference of around 5%. Walking commuter use was relatively high for users in 2000, while subway use was nonexistent. In the same categories in 2012, walking had dropped, while subway use had risen dramatically. Train and taxis reported very little use for both years that are presented. Train commuters only showed a 5% user percentage in 2000, with taxi users reported at half of this 5% rate. In 2012, the percentages had dropped, even more, to well under 5% of use. Bicycle commenters were a bit higher in all three of these categories, with a percentage that was around 7%.

Overall, most commuters in this city travelled by bus and car, while very few people used the train or a taxi.

Research Students Bar Chart Sample

The bar graph below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six computer science subjects at a US university in 2011.

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The bar chart shows the gender distribution of students doing computer scientific research across a range of disciplines at a US university in 2011. The trend suggests that at this university, computer science subjects continue to be male-dominated, while women have a significant presence in fields related to psychology and the natural sciences.

In five of the six disciplines, males outnumbered females. Male students made up a particularly large proportion of the student group in subjects related to the study of programming objects such as mathematics, programming, and engineering. The gender gap was particularly large in the field of mathematics, where there were five times as many male students compared to female students.

Men and women were more equally represented in subjects related to the research in disciplines such as natural sciences, psychology, and linguistics. In natural science, there were nearly as many women reported at approximately 200, as to men reported at approximately 240. This was also the case that was seen in the subject area of psychology. Linguistics was the only discipline in which women outnumbered men at roughly 110 women, compared to only 90 men.

Overall, that majority of the subjects shown were dominated by men, except for psychology and natural sciences which showed higher results for women.

Music Album Purchasing Bar Chart Sample

The bar charts below show the types of music albums purchased by people in Canadian according to sex and age.

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The two bar charts show information about rock and classical music that was purchased by different age groups of Canadian males and females. The trend suggests that rock music was more popular among young people, while classical music was preferred more by people who were over 45 years of age.

According to the two bar graphs, more than 25% of Canadian men purchased rock music, while less than 10% preferred to buy classical music. Similarly, 8% of Canadian women purchased rock music, while only 6% from the same category, purchased classical music. This information clearly shows that more Canadian men purchased music when compared to what women purchased.

According to the information that has been given for the age groups, rock music was most preferred by the 25 to 34 age group, since they purchased around 31% of rock music, while they only purchased 16% of classical music. Canadians from 16 to 24 years of age purchased 30% of rock music, whereas their percentage for buying classical music was significantly less, accounting for only 1% of the purchases. Rock music was also more popular than classical music among the 35 to 44 year age group who bought 26% of rock albums compared to the only 3% classical albums. Interestingly, a completely different trend can be observed among the purchasers who were over 45 years of age since these people preferred classical music over rock music. People from this age group purchased 20% of classical music compared to only 8% who purchased rock and roll music.

To conclude, young Canadian men purchased more music than women, in the over 45 years of age category, and rock music was more popular among these men than classical music.

UK Telephone Calls Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002.

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The bar chart compares the figures in terms of minutes spent on telephone calls, splitting them into three different groups, over a period of 7 years in the United Kingdom, with the minutes being measured in billions. The trend suggests that the local calls were by far the most popular way of making a telephone call, while mobiles were the least one. It is also noticeable that the two call types, national and international, and mobiles saw an upward trend during the period shown, while local calls, by contrast, experienced a gradual decline at the end of the period. In 1995, the figures for minutes of telephone calls using a local line stood were at 70 billion. For national and international calls, it was at around 35 billion, and for all mobiles calls it was only 5 billion. This discrepancy among preferences can be observed until 1999 when the number of calls through local lines reached a peak of 90 billion. The figures for the total number of minutes using national and international lines and mobile lines were approximately 45 billion and 10 billion. Starting in 1999, there was a steady decrease in the number of minutes made used on local lines compared to a significant rise in the number of those using cell phones. The number of minutes being used for national and international lines increased gradually during the same period shown. In 2002, the number of minutes for local calls was equal to those in 1995, while international and national lines and mobile calls saw the highest number of minutes, at just over 60 billion, and under 50 billion. Overall, the chart shows how three different kinds of calls were made over a seven-year period in the UK.

Distribution of Oil Consumption Sample Bar Chart

The bar chart below shows the distribution of oil in 7 regions of the world from 1980 to 2000.

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The bar chart shows the distribution of oil across seven regions, in the Americans, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East and Oceania, for a period of twenty years, from 1980 to 2000. The trend suggests that the oil production per day was steadily increasing over this period of time, with somewhat of a decrease in the production figures early on. In 1980, North America and Western Europe had the highest number of barrel production per day, while Africa and the Middle East has the lowest production rates for barrels produced per day. Five years later, these production rates had fallen slightly, with Western Europe seeing the largest decrease. The remaining regions were relatively unchanged in 1985. By 1995, the number of barrels produced per day had increased compared to five years before, at just under 60,000 barrels per day to about 64,000 barrels per day. The biggest increase at this time can be seen in the Far East and Oceania regions. The other remaining regions showed similar production rates or slight increases. In 2000, all seven regions had shown increases, with the largest being seen in the Far East and Oceania, once again. Overall, there were increases for all the regions shown, from 60,000 barrels a day to over 70,000 per day, with an initial decrease of about 5,000 barrels a day, from 1980 to 1985.

Chatting on the Internet Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing on games consoles on an average school day in the UK.

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The bar chart compares the time spent by 10 to 15-year-olds in the UK on two activities, namely chatting online and playing computer games. The trend suggests that playing computer games is marginally more popular than chatting on the Internet. However, completely different trends can be seen when specific figures are looked at for boys and girls.

The proportion of time spent on internet chatting was reported highest among girls at 68%, while the boys were reported at the least, at only 55%. Girls spent one to three hours chatting online which was only half as much as the boys at 35% of the total hours. In contrast, 8% of the girls spent their time chatting at over four hours, as opposed to, only 5% for boys. Both boys and girls accounted for 62% of internet chatting and 30% of them spent about one to three hours doing so. The percentage of time spent by all boys and girls was the same, at 25% for each, when chatting for less than an hour.

A significant majority of the school children from the ages of 10 to 15 years who were playing on games console were boys at 85%. About two-thirds of the boys spent over 1 hour on games, whereas girls spent less than an hour for the same category, at only 35% out of a total of 52%. An equal proportion of hours were spent under an hour by all the children at 34% for each.

Overall, playing on a game console was the most popular activity among the children

Revenue for Four Companies Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows revenue per quarter for four companies.

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The bar chart illustrates four companies and their revenues per quarter in the 1000s. It is clear that there are a lot of variations in the quarters of the four different companies represented, with Eastern shores being a standout.

The Eastern Shores Company has the highest value for Q1 at 100,000, while BI Aviation is the 2nd with just over 40,000. RCI and Highland Minerals have the same value of Q1 at just over 30,000. Q2 values are equal for Eastern Shore and Highland Minerals companies at about 90,000. Q3 values are highest for BI Aviation and Highland Minerals at 90,000, while Eastern Shores Company Q3 value is just above 60,000. The RCI Company has the least Q3 value at approximately 28,000 and Q1 has a value equivalent to that of Highland Mineral value.

Comparatively, Eastern Shores for the Q1 period has more than double the other three, and it also dominates for the Q2 period. In Q3 Eastern Shores drops dramatically, but still maintains two-thirds of the market. And in Q4 Eastern Shores has an equivalent share of the market compared to the other three shown.

In conclusion, there is considerable fluctuation in the revenue of the 4 companies, with Eastern Shores having a relatively higher revenue for two of the four quarters shown.

New Dwellings in England Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the percentage of new dwellings built on previously developed land compared to England during 2010.

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The horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of new construction built on previously settled land in nine different parts of Britain for one year only, 2010. The trend suggests that the percentage of new homes built on previously developed land in the East Midlands were the lowest in England, while the highest number of homes built on previously developed land happened in London, with the other seven places, in ascending order, from the lowest to the highest. London reported the highest percentage of new housing at 19%. This was more than double the percentages that were reported for Yorkshire, Humber, West Midlands, and North West London. In fact, Yorkshire and Humber only reported a percentage of 2% that was 17% lower than London proper. West Midlands and North West London reported similar new dwelling percentages at roughly 10%. East Midlands reported the lowest rate for new dwellings with a drop of -18%. This is a 37% percent difference when compared to the top new dwelling location of London. South East London reported the least drop at only -3%, while North East, East and South West London all reported similar percentages with a drop showing between -6% and -11% Overall, East Midlands showed the lowest number of homes built in England, while the highest number of homes built on previously developed land was shown to be in London.

Non-UK Born and UK Nationals Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the top 10 non-UK countries of birth for residents of England and Wales and the proportion of those residents who held a UK passport against those who held a non-UK passport.

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The bar chart shows the top ten non-UK countries of birth for residents of England and Wales and the percentage of those residents who held a UK passport and those who held a non-UK passport. It is clear that out of the ten countries shown more than half of the residents of England and Wales have a rate of over 50% of people holding a UK passport, while the remaining 4 nations have a rate the is under 50% of people who are holding non-UK passports.

The highest percentages for UK passport holders were shown to be in Jamaica, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, with the first two countries showing a rate of 70%. Other notable countries with a UK passport rate of over 50% were India and Germany. These two countries reported percentages that were around 10% less than the top three. While Poland showed the lowest UK passport holder percentage at less than 10%.

The USA, Ireland and Poland showed the highest percentages of Non-UK passport holders with rates approximately at 75%, 78% and 90%. According to the information, the USA and Ireland showed opposite percentages of passport origin compared to Pakistan and Bangladesh. Nigeria was the only country that showed percentages that were 50/50.

Overall, out of all the countries that are shown more than half of the residents of England and Wales have a rate of over 50% of people holding a UK passport.

Marriages and Divorces in the USA Bar Chart Sample

The bar charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and 2000 and the marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.

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The first chart illustrates the change in the number of marriages and divorces in the US over a 30-year period from 1970. The second chart compares the proportion of American adults’ different marital statuses in two years, 1970 and 2000. The trend suggests that there was a clear downward cycle of people getting married in the US. Although most adult Americans were married in both recorded years, there was a quite higher percentage of people staying single in 2000.

From 1970 to 1980, 2.5 million marriages were registered in America; however, this number gradually decreased to 2 million by the year 2000. In contrast, the number of divorces filed was around 1 million in 1970 and then reached a peak of almost 1.5 million a decade later. Since then, there have been fewer divorces and the figure decreased to 1 million in 2000, exactly 50% of that of the marriages in the same year.

The percentage of married American adults dropped from 70% in 1970 to around 60% in 2000. Similarly, there was a marginal decrease in the proportion of widowed people. The figures for never-married people and divorced people experienced a slight rise, by around 8% in each category.

To conclude, most Americans that were reported in these two bar charts were married.

Eating at Fast Food Restaurants Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate at fast-food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

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The bar chart shows the frequency of Americans that consumed fast food in restaurants during a 10-year period of time, from 2003 to 2013. The trend suggests that most Americans ate fast food quite often, and in fact may be trying to eat less, while the percentages of Americans who never eat or who eat fast food on daily basis, remained very low.

In 2003 and 2006, a similar pattern occurred as 31% and 33% of people in the US chose to consume fast food once a week, which are the highest figures in both years. Followed shortly behind, and only by a difference of 1% and 8% were the percentages of people who were eating fast food only once or twice a month. Meanwhile, the lowest figures belonged to those people who were eating fast food every day and never eating fast food at 4% and 5%.

In 2006, it can also be seen that fast food consumption went down by about 15% in the once a week and once a month categories. Also, in 2013, a decline of 10% was recorded in the number of people who ate fast food once a week or once a month. Those people who never ate fast food and who ate it every day were very similar, at less than 5%, across all the years that are shown.

To conclude, the information shows that Americans ate fast food quite frequently, but not daily.

Regular Physical Activity Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.

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The bar chart shows the proportion of various age groups of Australian men and women who were engaged in physical exercises regularly, in 2010. The trend suggests that the majority of women, except young women, did more exercise, and the number of females, mainly those who were aged 45 to 54 engaged in more physical activities compared to 15 to 24-year-old females. It was mainly men, aged 15 to 24, who did more physical activities accounting for 52.8% of those who were surveyed, but from the ages of 35 to 44, this active lifestyle declined significantly to 39.5%. For males aged 45 to 54 and senior males aged 65 and over, the percentage of these men who partook in activities went up to 46.7% The most active females were 45 to 54 age group accounting for 53.3%. Young women were less active compared to men aged 15 to 24. Also, the number of male and female Australians who are 65 years old and over were nearly the same at 46.7% and 47.1%, respectively. To conclude, women were reported to do more exercise, except in the young age category, from 15 to 24 years of age.

Non-Official Mother Languages in BC Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the prevalence of world languages in British Columbia, pointing to the diversity of communities in the province.

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The bar chart shows the prevalence of world languages, or mother tongues, that are spoken in British Columbia, Canada highlighting the diversity of global communities in this Canadian province. The trend suggests that the two most common non-official languages, out of the ten that are shown, that were spoken in BC in 2011, were Punjabi and Cantonese.

Of the top four languages that were reported, three of these were various forms of the Chinese dialect. Cantonese, Chinese, (n.o.s.) and Mandarin represented just under half a million respondents. The other six languages that were not a Chinese dialect represent about 310,000 respondents. Interestingly, German and Tagalog had approximately the same amount of non-official speakers in BC. The lowest number of respondents spoke Hindi which was about 10 times lowers than the number of respondents who spoke Punjabi. About 165,000 more respondents claimed to speak Punjabi as their mother tongue. Korean, Spanish, and Persian mother-tongue speakers accounted for responses between around 39,000 and 50,000 respondents which were significantly lower than the highest three number of non-official languages that were spoken in BC. Overall, most of the respondents spoke a form of Chinese as their mother tongue in the information that is shown above.

Households Owned and Rented in England and Wales Bar Chart Sample

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

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The bar chart shows the proportion of households in owned and rented accommodation in two countries those being England and Wales for a period of almost a hundred years between 1918 and 2011. The trend suggests that the percentages for owned homes were generally increasing and that the percentages for rented homes were decreasing over the period that has been shown, and in both cases, this trend began to change in the last year of the chart. In terms of the percentage of households in the owned accommodation category, it was at a low of around 23% in 1918. Then, it increased to around 32% in 1939 and 1953. These owned accommodation rates were significantly lower than the rented percentages. Owned accommodation considerably increased from 1939 to 2001 to about 32% and 69% respectively, while it slightly decreased to around 64% in 2011. This drop was the first year to report a decrease in homeownership. The year 2001 witnessed the highest percentage of households in the owned accommodation category at just under 70%, and it also witnessed the lowest percentage of households in the rented accommodation category which was at about 30%. In the year 2011, there is a dramatic change in the percentage reporting with owned accommodations moving downward and rented accommodations moving upward. Overall, owned accommodation showed an increasing percentage for all years that are shown except for 2011 and the same can be said in a decreasing fashion for rented accommodations again until 2011.

Electricity Production and Consumption in Ten Countries Bar Chart Sample

The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.

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The bar chart compares the amount of electricity produced and consumed by the top ten countries in 2014. The trend suggests that enough electricity was produced for consumption in each country, except for Germany, and that China and the US were the leading producers and consumers of electricity in the world.

China was the biggest producer and consumer of electricity with production at about 5400 billion kWh of electricity and consumption at just under this. With production and consumption of around 4000 billion kWh of electricity, the US was the second-largest producer and consumer globally. The amount of electricity produced and consumed in these two countries was three to five times higher than the rest of the world.

The production and consumption in Russia were relatively the same at just over 1000 billion kWh, and this number was slightly higher than that of Japan and India. All other countries generated and used around 500 billion kWh in 2014. However, Germany was the only country that used more electricity than it produced. The Republic of Korea was the smallest producer and consumer of electricity among these top ten countries.

Overall, nine out of the ten countries that have been shown produced more electricity than they consumed.

Percentage Change in Average House Prices Bar Chart Sample

The chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house process in 1989.

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The bar chart shows the changes in average prices of houses in New York, Madrid, Tokyo, Frankfurt, and London for a period of 26 years compared to average house prices in 1989. The trend suggests that the average house price for the entire period that is shown was very different for New York and London, but not very different for Frankfurt, Madrid, or Tokyo.

According to the information provided in the chart, the average house price fell for the cities of New York, Tokyo, and London between 1990 to 1995. New York the prices declined by 5%, while in Tokyo, and London, they decreased by almost the same proportion at about 7%. The average house prices for Madrid and Frankfurt went up slightly by only 1.5% to 2%.

House prices increased for all cities, except Tokyo, where the prices fell to 5% from 1995 to 2002. For New York, the average prices increased by 5%, while for Madrid they doubled to 4% compared to prices from 1990 to 1995. London had the greatest increase in house prices and increased dramatically to above 10%.

Overall, there were changes in the house prices for all cities that were shown with London showing the biggest change.

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