The pie charts illustrate how the household expenditure in two countries changed from 1980 to 2008.
Overall, while the percentage of leisure decreased significantly, the reverse was true for other sectors in both countries.
Starting with the UK, initially at 15%, the figure for transport increased slightly to 17% by 1980. The percentage of food & drink, as well as utility bills, followed similar patterns, albeit at varying degrees; the former grew considerably from 23% to 29%, the latter from 26% to 27%. There was a substantial fall of 9% in the rate of leisure, from 27% to 18%. The figure for other household expenditure remained stable in both years, making up 9%.
Regarding New Zealand, despite holding leadership at the beginning of the year, the rate of leisure declined dramatically from 34% to 17%, which was a double decrease. The figure for transport and utility bills showed a similar increase rate, from 14% to 16%, from 28% to 31%, respectively. There was a considerable climb of 12% in the rate of food& drink, from 13% to 25%. Other experienced stability in both years, accounted for 11%.