The chart shows the amount of budget which was spend for necessities in China from 1995 to 2011. Overall, while the figures for food and clothing decreased, the reverse was true for medicine and household. Notably, the budget for food maintained the leading position in the given timeframe.
Firstly, food and clothing exhibited a more pronounced discrepancy with 9% and 1% of change throughout the period. Having started with 68% in 1995, a noticeable decrease was observed in the expenditure for food to 59 % in 2011. As for clothing, it witnessed a slight decline from 19% in 1995 to 18% in 2011, which remained the second largest category over the period.
Turning to the remaining categories, the rise was more pronounced for the amount of spending on medicine and household. Although they started at 4% and 9% respectively, the disparity became more significant in the next year, as the figures for medicine rose to 11% compared to percentage of household which slightly rose to 12%. SS
