The table shows total family income per household in a UK city in 2010 and 2013, together with specific expenditure on food and clothes. The pie chart illustrates how spending on food and clothes was broken down into five categories.
Overall, it is clear that total income fell in 2013, whereas spending on food and clothes increased from 2010. The proportion spent on fruits and vegetables rose sharply in 2013.
Total household income saw a significant fall, from £29, 000 in 2010 to £25, 000 in 2013. Despite this overall decline, expenditure on food and clothes rose by £1000, to reach £15, 000 by 2013
On analysing expenditure on food and clothes, the proportion spent on clothes decreased from 22% in 2010 to 12% in 2013. There was a notable increase in the figure for fruits and vegetables in terms of spending on food, from 20% to 35%. The proportion spent on dairy products also rose, reaching 20% in 2013.
In contrast, while the percentage spent on other food and drink remained the same at 18%, the figure for spending on meat and fish fell significantly from 25% in 2010 to 15% in 2013.
The table
shows
total family income per household in a UK city in 2010 and 2013, together with specific expenditure on
food
and
clothes
. The pie chart illustrates how
spending
on
food
and
clothes
was broken
down into five categories.
Overall
, it is
clear
that total income fell in 2013, whereas
spending
on
food
and
clothes
increased from 2010. The proportion
spent
on fruits and vegetables rose
sharply
in 2013.
Total household income
saw
a significant fall, from £29, 000 in 2010 to £25, 000 in 2013. Despite this
overall
decline, expenditure on
food
and
clothes
rose by £1000, to reach £15, 000 by 2013
On
analysing
expenditure on
food
and
clothes
, the proportion
spent
on
clothes
decreased from 22% in 2010 to 12% in 2013. There was a notable increase in the figure for fruits and vegetables in terms of
spending
on
food
, from 20% to 35%. The proportion
spent
on dairy products
also
rose, reaching 20% in 2013.
In contrast
, while the percentage
spent
on other
food
and drink remained the same at 18%, the figure for
spending
on meat and fish fell
significantly
from 25% in 2010 to 15% in 2013.