The bar chart illustrates the changes in annual expenditure on clothes per person in the US in 1985, 1995 and 2005.
Overall, it is clear that women’s clothes accounted for the highest spending throughout the period, while expenditure on boys’ clothes remained relatively stable. Additionally, spending on men’s clothes experienced a noticeable increase in the middle year, whereas girls’ clothes showed a gradual rise.
Looking at the details, in the initial year, spending on women’s clothes was approximately $500 per person, making it the highest figure among all categories. This was followed by men’s clothes, which stood at around $300. In contrast, boys’ and girls’ clothes had the lowest figures at only about $100, indicating a considerable gap between the highest and lowest categories.
Over the following years, the figure for women rose steadily, reaching a peak of about $650 by the end of the period. Meanwhile, spending on men’s clothes fluctuated sharply, rising from roughly $300 in 1985 to about $450 in 1995 before falling to just under $400 in 2005. On the other hand, girls’ clothes showed an upward trend from around $100 in 1985 to approximately $150 in 2005. Nevertheless, spending on boys’ clothes experienced only slight fluctuations and remained relatively unchanged overall.