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The pie charts describes the spending in household in two countries which are UK and New Zealand

The pie chart compares five categories of household expense in the UK and New Zealand in the years 1980 and 2008. It is clear that the percentage of expenditure on Food and drink dropped significantly in both countries over the period shown whereas expenditure on utility bills increased. Besides, UK residents spent a large percentage of their household budgets on leisure than their New Zealand counterparts. In 1980, the proportion of household budget on food and drink in the UK was lower than their New Zealand counterparts, with 23% and 29 % respectively. By 2008, spending on food and drink had fallen slightly to 25% in New Zealand and had dropped dramatically to 13% in the UK. By contrast, both countries experienced a slight rise in expenditure on utility bills for the average home, from 27% to 31% in New Zealand and from 26% to 28% in the UK. Leisure activities occupied the vast majority of UK household expense in both years, with 34%, compared to only 17% of an average New Zealand household budget on recreation in 2008. In both countries, transport costs and other costs accounted for 15% and 10% of household budget respectively.

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