The charts below show the percentage of water used by different sectors in Sydney, Australia, in 1997 and 2007.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie chart illustrates the proportion of water usage in five various sectors including, building, household, manufacturing, food, and service industry in Australia in 1997 and 2007.
Overall, a major portion of the water was used by the food industry in both years, however after ten years there was a huge increase in water use in the service sector.
In 1997, 48 percent of water was used for the food industry which was reduced to 41% in 2007. Similarly, the manufacturing industry accounts for 15% in 1997 which was also deducted to 11% by 2007. Furthermore, the water usage of the building industry has some reduction from 1997 to 2007 with three percent.
In contrast, the manufacturing and household usage of water have increased from 19%to 21% and 13% to 25% respectively after ten years from 1997.
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