IELTS TASK 1: Pie And Bar Chart (Takeaways And Indian Restaurants In Canada)

The charts below show the favorite takeaways of people in Canada and the number of Indian restaurants in Canada between 1960 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart compares the popularity of certain takeaway foods in Canada, while the bar chart tracks how many Indian restaurants were operating in Canada from 1960 to 2015.

Overall, Chinese and Indian foods were the most preferred takeaway for people in Canada, and the number of Indian restaurants was increasing steadily over the years surveyed.

Chinese and Indian foods were the two most popular types of takeaways, at 34% and 26% respectively. Italian and Persian foods both made up around one-tenth of the total proportion of takeaways. Greek, Japanese, Mexican, and Thai foods are chosen by a minority of people, amounting to around 6%. 11% of the people in Canada never ordered takeaways.

There were about 500 Indian restaurants in Canada in 1960. The number then linearly rose to around 9,000 in 2007, with the greatest increase in 1997 from 5,000 to just below 8,000. From 2007 onwards, the number of Indian restaurants remained stable at around 9,000.