Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 22

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

The image provides information about the average revenue share spent on research & development in selected industry sectors.

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

You should write at least 150 words.

The data presents a comparative analysis of R&D investment across six major industrial sectors, measured as a percentage of revenue spent on research and development. The analysis encompasses both mean and median values for each sector.

The automobile and parts industry demonstrates the highest R&D investment, with a mean of 7.6% and median of 3.5% of revenue. This substantial difference between mean and median values suggests significant variation in R&D spending among companies within this sector.

Food producers and electricity sectors show comparable median investment levels of 3.8% and 3.7% respectively, though their mean values differ considerably at 1.2% and 0.8%. Construction and materials sector maintains a median of 2.6% R&D investment.

The industrial metals/mining and oil/gas producers sectors exhibit the lowest R&D investment levels. Industrial metals/mining reports a median of 1.9% with a mean of 1.9%, while oil/gas producers show a median of 1.1% with a mean of 1.9%. The consistency between mean and median values in these sectors suggests more uniform R&D spending patterns among companies.