The chart combines a bar chart and a line graph to illustrate the monthly expenditure of a family in the United States on three main items, along with the average spending in 2010.
Overall, it is noticeable that three items (food, clothing, and gas) fluctuated over the period. Food was the biggest expanse during the first three months, whereas clothing became the highest expense by April in 2010. In addition, the average spending remained stable and increased in March, then declined at the end of the period.
In the first month in 2010, families in the US spent approximately $450 to buy food, making it the largest expense in January. Gas was the second-largest expense at less than $400, and the least monthly spending was clothing. Moving to February, clothing had increase significantly and reached just under $600 for its expense, as well as food spending, which also rose to a similar amount. Through these months, the number of average remained stable at approximately $380.
In March, the expenditure of three main items dropped from the latest level. Food stood up at above $400, while gas and clothing decreased to below $400. By April, both gas and clothing escalated significantly. Gas reported reach around $560, meanhwile clothing reached its peak at higher than $600. In contrast, food continued to decrease, down to below $400. For the average, it showed an increase in March and fell in April at around $250.