Band 7+: The bar chart below shows how households in a European country spent their weekly income in 1990 and and in 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The data provides information about the proportions of weekly household expenditure in a certain European country in 1990 and 2020.

Overall, spending on rent and housing was the highest in 2020, whereas in 1990, the highest percentage of household expenditure was on groceries.

Notably, in both years, people spent the least money on personal care.

In 1990, rent and housing costs accounted for about 19%, but in 2020, it increased to roughly 35%. The figure for utilities was higher in 2020 than in 1990 ( 10% and around 8%, respectively). Initially, spending on groceries was below 30%, then it decreased to around 19% in 2020.

Moreover, there was slight growth in transportation expenses, increasing from about 9% in 1990 to over 10% in 2020. Families allocated more funds on clothing in 1990, approximately 12%, however it declined to about 5% in 2020. The proportions of personal care expenditure were almost similar in the given years ( approximately 5%). Entertainment prices accounted for 10% in 1990, then falling to around 9% in 2020.