The provided pie charts compare household expenditures across five categories (food & drinks, utility bills, transport, leisure, and others) in the United Kingdom and New Zealand for the years 1980 and 2008. Units are represented as percentages.
Overall, leisure expenditures constituted the largest proportion of total spending in the UK for both years, while food & drinks and utility bills were the dominant categories in New Zealand. Furthermore, the ‘other’ category consistently represented the smallest share of expenditures in both countries across the years.
In terms of specific changes, the UK observed a notable increase in the leisure budget, growing from 22% in 1980 to 29% in 2008. New Zealand experienced a significant expansion in utility bills spending, rising from 27% to 31% over the same period. Additionally, utility bills expenditures in the UK exhibited a moderate increase, climbing from 19% in 1980 to 21% in 2008. The ‘other’ category in both countries expanded by 2% in 2008.
Conversely, food & drinks spending declined in both nations between 1980 and 2008. The UK witnessed a substantial decrease from 24% to 14%, while New Zealand exhibited a more modest drop of 4%. Leisure expenditures in New Zealand recorded a slight decrease of 1% during this period. Lastly, transport spending in both countries contracted by 1% from 1980 to 2008.