The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in 1991 and 2001 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant v.1

The statistic illustrates the monthly expense of an ordinary household in Australia over a decade period from 1991. Figures were measured in Australia Dollar ($). Overall, the total expenditure of each family every month witnessed a marginal increase throughout the surveyed period, of which Australian spent the most of their money on non-necessary products and services but the least on clothing. Among six measured categories, only the expense of wearable and transportation dropped during the decade. To be more specific, the sum cost spent by each family in Australia slightly increased from $675 to $715 between 1991 and 2001. The largest growth fall to the category of electricity and water, for which the expenditure went up from $75 to %120, representing a 60% growth. By comparison, food and housing both rose the smallest amount by $5, reaching %160 and $100 respectively in 2001. The spending of non-essential products and services also demonstrated a growth, rising from $250 to %270. The two items that bucked the upward trend illustrated above were clothing and transport. The expense of eatable decreased by one-third from $30 to $20 over the decade. Similarly, transportation also declined its spending to $45 in 2001, with a reduction of about 35% when compared with the 1991 figure.