Household expenditure by category in the UK

The line graph gives a snapshot of the proportion of money spent on specific categories of living in United Kingdom throughout a 50-year period since 1957. Overall, there was a similarity in terms of uptrend between two sections: Transport and vehicles as well as Housing, while the others observed contrasting pattern. Initially, it could be witnessed that both commuting category and housing started at a considerably low point in 1957, only around 9 percent. During a timeframe of 30 years, there was a gradual growth making up approximately 15 percent in two sections mentioned. In the next 10 years, the percentage of both reached a plateau, however, that of transport and vehicles was followed by a noticeable rise of 5 percent, while housing just slightly increased to nearly 18 percent. Referring to the others three categories, while energy and clothing group observed a minimal decrease, food underwent a far more significant downtrend. Specifically, from 1957 to 2007, there was a continuous decline by approximately 3 percent in the percentage of clothing and footwear, simultaneously, that of fuel, light and power marginally climbed before dwindling moderately. In terms of the proportion of food, this started at nearly 35 percent, far outstripping others, then went into a nosedive till the end of the period. After plummeting, the highest rank of food was taken by housing as well as transport and vehicles, respectively.