IELTS Academic Writing: Percentage change in average house prices in five different cities.

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

Sample Answer:

The bar graph represents the percentage change in cost of houses during two spans of periods, 1990-1995 and 1996— 2002 compared with average house prices in 1989 in five cities.

Overall, it is apparent that except Frankfurt, price of houses in all cities increased. The most significant growth was seen in London.

The average house price increased by 2% and 3% for Madrid and Frankfurt in 1990-1995 compared to prices in 1989. However, the price of houses in New York saw a decline by 5%. Similarly, Tokyo and London houses’ price also witnessed a drop by 7% in 1990-1995 from prices in 1989.

In 1996-2002, the average cost of houses in New York saw a dramatic growth and rose by 5%. Likewise, average house price in Madrid climbed to 4% in 1996-2000 as compared to 1989 prices. Despite showing a negative percentage, house prices in Tokyo increased to 5% from 1990-1995 average. While, significant growth was seen in London where the cost of houses soared by more than 10% in 1996-200 from 1986. On the contrary, Frankfurt houses’ saw a decrease in their price by 2%.

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