Task 1.3

The chart and graph below give information about sales and share prices for Coca-Cola.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

• You should write at least 150 words.
• You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

       

            The first pie chart shows sales data in different regions in 2000, and the second line graph illustrates the change of Coca – Cola share price from 1996 to 2001. It is clear from the chart that the majority of the bottles were sold in North America and Latin America. In addition, the coca – cola share price fluctuated over a period of five years.

            In North America and Latin America covered over half of the bottles Coca – Cola that were sold in 2000. North America comprised 30.4%, while Latin America covered about 25.7%. Together, the amount of bottles sold were the smallest, corresponding to over 1.5 billion. Asia and Europe hold 16.4% and 20.5% respectively.

            From 1996, to the first half of 1998, there was an upward trend in the Coca – Cola share price. In 1996, the share price was minimal at nearly 35$. However, after a year and a half, this figure got maximal at over 75$. After that, the share price decreased dramatically to under 50$ in 2000. Finally, the share of Coca – Cola priced approximately 53$ in 2001.  

Words: 180

           

Model answer:

The pie chart shows the worldwide distribution of sales of Coca-Cola in the year 2000 and the graph shows the change in share prices between 1996 and 2001.

In the year 2000, Coca-Cola sold a total of 17.1 billion cases of their fizzy drink product worldwide. The largest consumer was North America, where 30.4 per cent of the total volume was purchased. The second largest consumer was Latin America. Europe and Asia purchased 20.5 and 16.4 per cent of the total volume respectively, while Africa and the Middle East remained fairly small consumers at 7 per cent of the total volume of sales.

Since 1996, share prices for Coca-Cola have fluctuated. In that year, shares were valued at approximately $35. Between 1996 and 1997, however, prices rose significantly to $70 per share. They dipped a little in mid-1997 and then peaked at $80 per share in mid-98. From then until 2000 their value fell consistently but there was a slight rise in mid-2000.