THe table compares the percentage of spending on 6 different categoriesin British families and Hong Kong families in 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that both nations spent the vast majority of their budget for other goods and services, food and housing.
Looking at the details, British families spent more slightly higher than Hong Kong families on other goods and services with 36% and 28% respectively. Interestingly, the budget for food in Hong Kong accouted for 27% as opposed to the lower figure in the UK making up 22%.
As reagards transport, the percentage of spending in the UK was nearly twice as high as that in Hong KOng with the figures being 17% and 9% respectively. Meanwhile, spending on housing in the UK was much less then that in Hong Kong with 18% and 32% respectively. Lastly, clothing was spent the least in both naions with 7% for the UK and just 4% for Hong Kong.
THe
table compares the percentage of spending on 6
different
categoriesin
British
families
and Hong Kong
families
in 2000.
Overall
, it can be
seen
that both nations spent the vast majority of their budget for other
goods
and services, food and housing.
Looking at the
details
, British
families
spent more
slightly
higher than Hong Kong
families
on other
goods
and services with 36% and 28%
respectively
.
Interestingly
, the budget for food in Hong Kong
accouted
for 27% as opposed to the lower figure in the UK making up 22%.
As
reagards
transport, the percentage of spending in the UK was
nearly
twice as high as that in
Hong KOng
with the figures being 17% and 9%
respectively
. Meanwhile, spending on housing in the UK was much less
then
that in Hong Kong with 18% and 32%
respectively
.
Lastly
, clothing
was spent
the least in both
naions
with 7% for the UK and
just
4% for Hong Kong.