Band 6+: The table below illustrates the percentage of expenditure allocated to 11 different categories per capita in Australia in 1986 and 2009 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table demonstrates the proportion of expenditure distributed to 11 distinct genres per capita in Australia form 1986 to 2009.

Overall, it is clear that the percentage of expenditure allocated to food, clothing and transport experienced a decline over the period, while the opposite was true for the remaining. Moreover, it is noticeable that housing was received the highest expenditure.

To elaborate further, in 1986, food was given around 18% of the expenditure before reducing to 15% in 2009, showing a slight decline expenditure in this category. Similarly, clothing and transport witnessed the same tendency compared with food, which went down from 6% to 4% and 14% to 13%, respectively.

Regarding housing, in 1986, the proprortion of expenditure allocated to this genre was approximately 22%, then, this figure recorded a significant increase to 26%, making it the category was distributed the highest expenditure throughout the period. Similarly, electricity & water, healthcare and communication was given more expenditure, which went up by 3% in 2009, whereas other goods and services was received only more 1% with 2% for their counterparts in this year.