The pie charts compare househould expenses in two different countries, namely the United Kingdom and New Zealand, measured in percentage, in the year 1980 and 2008.Overall, it is evident that leisure was the most dominant expenditure in the UK in both 1980 and 2008, whereas the highest percentage of expenditure in New Zealand in 1980 was food and drink, while utility bills was the highest in 2008.
Over the 28-year period, the family expenses in the UK mainly comes from leasure. In 1980, the data reached 27% and rose to 34% in 2008. Conversely, the data of food and drink expenditure decreased highly from 23% in 1980 to 13% in 2008. Other spendings such as transport, utility bills, and others spending experienced a marginal fluctuation.
Regarding the data of New Zealand, food and drink spending was the most dominant in 1980, while in 2008, utility bills was the highest. Food and drink expenditure recorded a major fall from 29% to 25% by 2008, whereas utility bills encountered a rise from 27% in 1980 to 31% in 2008. Other expenses such as transport, leisure, and others spending experienced a marginal fluctuation by 1-2%.