The pie charts reveal household spending patterns in the two mentioned countries in two years: 1980 and 2008.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the proportions of food and drink, as well as transport, and also utility bills in both the UK and New Zealand witnessed downward trajectories over the period shown. Furthermore, other household spending patterns in the UK and New Zealand both saw an upward trend.
In 1980, while the UK spent mostly on leisure at 27%, 29% of the average household budget in New Zealand went on food and drink. The percentage of utility bills in the two mentioned countries was the second-highest rate. Moreover, New Zealanders spent their household accounts on leisure slightly higher than on travelling, but the UK spent their household forecast significantly higher than on transport. The spending on other patterns in the UK and New Zealand witnessed the lowest rates at 9%.
Over the next 28 years, there was a steady rise in the percentage of spending on utility bills and other patterns in the UK to 28% and 11%. Meanwhile, the figure of leisure in the UK rocketed to 34%, but it declined minimally from 18% to 17% in New Zealand. While the UK sharply cut down on the rate of food & drink from 23% to 13%, New Zealand experienced a gradual climb to 29%. In addition, other categories remained the lowest in both of the two mentioned countries over 28 years.