IELTS TASK 1 : Mails Delivered

The line graph compares the number of parcels delivered by two predominant mail service providers between 1930 and 2000. 

As a general trend, it is observed that FedEx had fluctuating trends while TNT had a constant positive growth in delivering the parcels throughout the period. The figure for FedEx was as high as for TNT in 1986 approximately.

In detail, the packages which were delivered by FedEx accounted for three times more than TNT did in the first year. The total of parcels delivered by FedEx grew significantly, from 15,000 in 1920 to about 24,000 in 1940. However, this upward trend was suddenly broken and the total plummeted dramatically to around 12,000 in 1950. The steady decrease in 1950 continued and reached the lowest position in 1960 before surging again to about 19,000 in 1980 and declining slowly till the end of the period. 

On the other hand, the figure for TNT showed a remarkable rise during the given period, except for a slight drop between 1960 and 1970. To be specific, from 1920 to 1950, the parcels which were sent by TNT increased substantially. Following this, the number declined slightly and then suddenly rocketed up from about 10,000 parcels in 1980 to 22,000 parcels in 1985. Then there was a moderate growth to hit a peak in the 1980 and 1999s.

To conclude,  in the beginning, FedEx was the most preferred mail provider but in the end, FedEx was replaced by TNT.