The line graph provides statistics on some striking similarities about the percentage of total expenditure in a specific European country during the period 1960 to 2000.
In general, it is clear that while the spending on transport increased sharply, the opposite was true for national food, leisure, clothing and energy expenditure. Also, the rate of energy spending reached the lowest point over the period.
In 1960, the figure for food expenditure stood at approximately 34 per cent before decreasing significantly to below 15 per cent for the next 40 years. In addition, the spending on spare time activities reached nearly 20 per cent in 1960, followed by a sharp fall by 8 per cent over the period. In comparison with the payment of clothing, which witnessed a dramatic decrease to 5 per cent in 2000, the figure for energy dropped slightly by 2. 5 per cent at this time. The rate of transport experienced a steady increase for most of the period before hitting a peak of 15 per cent.
The line graph provides statistics on
some
striking similarities about the percentage of total expenditure in a specific European country during the period 1960 to 2000.
In general
, it is
clear
that while the spending on transport increased
sharply
, the opposite was true for national food, leisure, clothing and energy expenditure.
Also
, the rate of energy spending reached the lowest point over the period.
In 1960, the figure for food expenditure stood at approximately 34 per cent
before
decreasing
significantly
to below 15 per cent for the
next
40 years.
In addition
, the spending on spare time activities reached
nearly
20 per cent in 1960, followed by a sharp fall by 8 per cent over the period.
In
comparison with the payment of clothing, which witnessed a dramatic decrease to 5 per cent in 2000, the figure for energy dropped
slightly
by 2. 5 per cent at this time. The rate of transport experienced a steady increase for most of the period
before
hitting a peak of 15 per cent.