The given line graph compares the percentage of total expenses in European countries over a 40-year period, starting from 1960.
It is noticeable that the proportion of people spending money for food, leisure, clothes and fuel decreased, the opposite was true for transport over a period shown. We can also see the most considerable decline in the food sector.
Looking at the information in more detail, we can see that around under 35% of people buy food, compared to about 10% of Europeans spending money for clothing and transport, whereas the percentage of people buying fuel and leisure were over 5% and under 20% respectively in 1960. By 1980, there was a significant drop in the proportion of people using money for food to under 25%, while those for leisure, clothing and energy went down slightly, at around 15%, 6% and 4% respectively. In the other word, the number of people using money for transportation rose steadily.
In the year 2000, the percentage of European people purchasing food hit a low to under 15% and those buying clothes, fuel and leisure kept decreasing light. By contrast, the proportion of people using money for transportation reached a peak of 15%.
The
given
line graph compares the percentage of total expenses in European countries over a 40-year period, starting from 1960.
It is noticeable that the proportion of
people
spending
money
for
food
,
leisure
, clothes and fuel decreased, the opposite was true for transport over a period shown. We can
also
see
the most considerable decline in the
food
sector.
Looking at the information in more detail, we can
see
that around under 35% of
people
buy
food
, compared to about 10% of Europeans spending
money
for clothing and transport, whereas the percentage of
people
buying fuel and
leisure
were over 5% and under 20%
respectively
in 1960. By 1980, there was a significant drop in the proportion of
people
using
money
for
food
to under 25%, while those for
leisure
, clothing and energy went down
slightly
, at around 15%, 6% and 4%
respectively
. In the other word, the number of
people
using
money
for transportation rose
steadily
.
In the year 2000, the percentage of European
people
purchasing
food
hit a low to under 15% and those buying clothes, fuel and
leisure
kept
decreasing light. By contrast, the proportion of
people
using
money
for transportation reached a peak of 15%.