The bar chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer goods in four European countries in 2010.
Overall, it is clear that cars record the highest expenditure in most countries, whereas perfumes account for the lowest figures. Additionally, a considerable disparity exists between spending on cars and the remaining consumer goods.
Looking first at the higher figures, Britain ranked first in terms of expenditure on cars, recording approximately £450,000. This was followed by France and Italy, which stood at around £400,000 and £380,000 respectively. Germany registered a slightly lower figure of roughly £350,000. Similarly, spending on computers and cameras remained relatively high across all four countries.
Turning to the remaining categories, books accounted for moderate levels of expenditure, ranging between approximately £300,000 and £400,000. By contrast, perfumes recorded the lowest figures overall, particularly in Germany, where spending amounted to just over £150,000. Despite some variation among the countries, expenditure on perfumes remained substantially lower than that on cars. Notably, the gap between the highest and lowest categories was significant in every country.