The pie charts detail the proportions of expenses in China between 1995 and 2005. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that expenditure on both medicine and household goods rose to varying degrees at the expense of food and clothing, which witnessed a decline. Despite decreasing considerably, food remained the biggest expenditure throughout the period.
In 1995, food made up the largest percentage of expenditure, at 68%, followed by clothing, at 19%. However, spending on household and medicine accounted for smaller proportions, at 9% and 4%, respectively.
By 2011, the figures for food had fallen noticeably to 59%, while household expenditure increased to 12%. The amount spent on medicine experienced a significant growth to 11%, whereas clothing expenses showed a slight fall to 18% in the final year.