The statistics illustrate the income earned by an average family in a city in the UK, as well as how this income was distributed between food and clothing.
Overall, the income and total expenditures on food and clothing exhibited opposite trends between 2010 and 2013. Furthermore, while spending on meat and fish was the highest category in 2010, spending on fruits and vegetables overtook this position by 2013.
In 2010, the total income for the family was $29,000, about half of which was spent on food and clothing. However, spending in the food category saw a notable decline of $4,000, while expenditures on clothing increased marginally by $1,000, resulting in clothing accounting for over half of the total income spent three years later.
Examining the second chart, it is clear that spending on dairy products and fruits and vegetables exhibited a rising trend over the three years. In contrast, expenditures on meat and fish and clothing showed a downward trend. The increasing categories grew by 8%, while the decreasing categories recorded a consistent decline of 8% during the same period. Spending on other food items remained constant throughout the survey.