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Pie Chart Analyze
Pie Chart Analyze
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.
1. Introduction
The two pie charts illustrate how different industry sectors contributed to the economy of
Turkey percentagewise in the years 2000 and 2016.
So, I just took the information from the question card and paraphrased it in such way:
show → illustrate
the percentages of industry sectors' contribution to the economy of Turkey → how
different industry sectors contributed to the economy of Turkey percentagewise
in 2000 and 2016 → in the years 2000 and 2016.
The second paragraph of your answer is a general overview, where you briefly describe 2-
4 key features of your chart.
In our case there are two main options to describe key features:
Each option is fine, but don't write both of them because you have to keep your overview
short. I have chosen then first option. Let's look again at our pie charts and identify the
biggest/smallest slices:
Now include the information you've gathered from the chart into your overview. Always start
your general overview with the word overall:
Overall, at the beginning of the period construction contributed the least to the economy of
Turkey and agriculture was the most significant economic sector. In comparison, at the
end of the period healthcare and education became the largest economic segment and the
lowest contribution was made by financial, business and other services.
3. Specific details
The last part of your answer is specific details. You should group the specific details of
your chart in 2 or 3 paragraphs.
Agriculture, which comprised almost a quarter of Turkey's economy in 2000, fell to 14% in
2016. In 2000 economic outputs from government and leisure and hospitality sectors were
at 12% and 17%, respectively, and both decreased by 3% after 16-year period. In
contrast, contribution from healthcare and education sector remained constant in both
years at 17%.
The two illustrate how different industry sectors contributed to the
economy of Turkey percentagewise in the years 2000 and 2016.