The bar chart illustrates the expenditure by people aged 18-20 in a particular country on five products in 2010 and 2014.
Overall, there were rises in the spending on these products, with the exception of those on clothes and books, whose figures stayed the same and decreased, respectively, throughout the period. Additionally, food consistently ranked first for spending, whereas books remained lowest in both years.
From 2010 to 2014, there was a significant increase in spending on food, smartphones, and toiletries. Food remained the top spending category, rising from over 35 million dollars to nearly 45 million. Similarly, expenditure on smartphones grew from around 20 to over 25 million dollars, surpassing clothing as the second-highest category. Spending on toiletries also saw a slight rise, maintaining a figure above 20 million dollars by 2014.
In contrast, spending on books experienced a gradual decline, falling from 10 million dollars at the beginning to 5 million dollars by the end. Meanwhile, the expenditure on clothes remained stable, maintaining a level of around 25 million dollars.