Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 84

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 

The image provides information about the year-over-year change of selected consumer price indices in urban India.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The graph illustrates the year-over-year change in selected consumer price indices in urban India from 2015 to 2024, divided into general inflation, general excluding food and fuel, and housing categories. The data is segmented across fiscal years, with a particular focus on pre- and post-COVID periods.

Between 2015 and 2019, inflation for all categories remained relatively stable, with general inflation fluctuating between 4.1% and 4.9%. However, a sharp increase occurred in 2019-2020, with general inflation peaking at 6.7%, while the category excluding food and fuel reached its highest point at 5.9%.

Post-pandemic, inflation rates declined for all categories. General inflation fell to 5.1% in 2020-2021, continuing to decrease steadily thereafter. By 2022-2023, it stabilized around 4.2%, a similar trend seen in housing, which remained at 3.9% across multiple years.

Overall, the post-pandemic period has seen a moderation in inflation rates, particularly in housing and general inflation excluding food and fuel, which have returned to more stable levels.