PAPA����Lesson4JackShaw2������ThechartsbelowshowreasonsfortravelandthemainissuesforthetravellingpublicintheUSin2009.ThebarchartandpiechartgiveinformationaboutwhyUSresidentstravelledandwhattravelproblemstheyexperiencedintheyear2009.ItisclearthattheprincipalreasonwhyAmericanstravelledin2009wastocommutetoandfromwork.Inthesameyear,theprimaryconcernofAmericans,withregardtothetripstheymade,wasthecostoftravelling.Lookingmorecloselyatthebarchart,wecanseethat49%ofthetripsmadebyAmericansin2009wereforthepurposeofcommuting.Bycontrast,only6%oftripswerevisitstofriendsorrelatives,andoneintentripswereforsocialorrecreationreasons.Shoppingwascitedasthereasonfor16%ofalltravel,whileunspecific‘personalreasons’accountedfortheremaining19%.Accordingtothepiechart,pricewasthekeyconsiderationfor36%ofAmericantravellers.Almostoneinfivepeoplecitedsafetyastheirforemosttravelconcern,whileaggressivedrivingandhighwaycongestionwerethemainissuesfor17%and14%ofthetravellingpublic.Finally,atotalof14%ofthosesurveyedthoughtthataccesstopublictransportorspaceforpedestrianswerethemostimportanttravelissues.(201words,band9)1.Thepercentageofconsumerspendingonfood,drinksandtobaccowassignificantlylowerinTurkey(32.14%)andIreland(29%)thantheotherthreecountries.2.ThecountrywiththehighestproportionofnationalconsumptiononleisureandeducationwasTurkey,at4.35%.3.TheSwedesspentapproximatelytwiceasmuchonfood,drinksandtobacco,astheydidonclothingandfootwear.4.ThepercentageofconsumerspendingonclothingandfootwearinIreland,SpainandTurkeywassimilar.5.TheproportionofmoneyspentonleisureandeducationinSpainstoodatjustover2%.6.Thecountrywiththelowestpercentageofnationalconsumerexpenditureonfood,drinksandtobacco,andclothingandfootwear,wasSweden,at5.40%and15.77%respectively.7.Italyhadthesecondlowestpercentageofconsumerspendingonfood,drinksandtobacco,at16.36%,butthehighestpercentageofspendingonclothingandfootwear,atexactly9%.��-��1.Consumerspendingonfood,drinksandtobaccowassignificantlyhigherinTurkey(32.14%)andIreland(...
