2018年雅思小作文线图范文之食物石油价格

　　

　　The graph below shows changes in global food and oil prices between 2000 and 2011.

　　该线图展示2000-2011年间全球食物和石油价格变化情况。请作答。

　　雅思图表小作文线图9分范文：

　　The line graph compares the average price of a barrel of oil with the food price index over a period of 11 years.

　　It is clear that average global prices of both oil and food rose considerably between 2000 and 2011. Furthermore, the trends for both commodities were very similar, and so a strong correlation (93.6%) is suggested.

　　In the year 2000, the average global oil price was close to $25 per barrel, and the food price index stood at just under 90 points. Over the following four years both prices remained relatively stable, before rising steadily between 2004 and 2007. By 2007, the average oil price had more than doubled, to nearly $60 per barrel, and food prices had risen by around 50 points.

　　A dramatic increase in both commodity prices was seen from 2007 to 2008, with oil prices reaching a peak of approximately $130 per barrel and the food price index rising to 220 points. However, by the beginning of 2009 the price of oil had dropped by roughly $90, and the food price index was down by about 80 points. Finally, in 2011, the average oil price rose once again, to nearly $100 per barrel, while the food price index reached its peak, at almost 240 points.(211)