The two pie charts compare the proportions of expenses on different human necessities in China in 1995 and 2011.
Overall, food was the main expense in both years in China, despite falling. In addition, despite the lowest spending on medicine in both graphs, there was a significant increase in it.
In 1995, Chinese people spent the highest amount of their budget on food, at 68%. Clothing and household goods were significantly lower, at 19% and 9%, respectively. Regarding medicine, it demonstrated the lowest percentage, at a mere 4%.
After 16 years, the graph changed slightly. Although spending on food experienced a moderate drop of 9%, it remained the primary necessity. While the figure for clothing decreased negligibly to 18%, the opposite was true for household goods, growing to 12% in 2011. As for medicine, despite being the lowest expense in both periods, the most dramatic increase was seen in it, reaching 11% at the end of the period.
