Price Changes For Consumable Products (IETLS writing task 1) The graph below displays the changes of different item prices over a 30-year period, from 1978 to 2009. Starting from 1979, the trends for all the categories are equally going up, reaching the level of 100% in 1985. From that period on, those start diverging but all still raise until 2009. Carbonated drinks costs were characterized by a small increment of 50 % from 1985 on. By contrast, Fresh fruits and vegetables costs markedly raised to about 325%, featuring some little fluctuations. In the middle range, Sugar and sweets maintained the same growth and went up to 200% in 2009. Similarly, Consumer-price index costs reached the same level in 2009, although it registered a slightly higher change rate over the previous years. In conclusion, the graph results in a general increment of items costs over the 30 – year period, with the growth of Fresh fruits and vegetables standing out compared to other groups. With the support of other contextual information, it may be possible to infer the causes the have provoked such a significant raise.