The given bar chart demonstrates the expenditure which was spent by 18-20-year-old individuals in a certain country on five distinct catagories of baverages over a period of 4 years starting from 2010.
From an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that while the proportion of people who spent money on food, smartphones, and toiletries witnessed an upward trend, that of books experienced an decrease, and clothes’ figure remained unchanged. Moreover, the amount of money spent on food was the highest throughout the period, while the opposite was true for the data of books.
In 2010, the allocate towards books by 18 to 20 years old was by far the dominant figure of the graph, which was approximately 37 millions. Besides, the amount of money which was spent on clothing was the second highest expenditure in the given timeline, at exactly 25 millions of dollars. The figures for mobile phones and toiletries were significantly lower than the previous ones, which were 20 millions and around 19 millions, respectively. Meanwhile, the expense of books was the lowest figure within the period, which was just merely 10 million dollars.
By 2014, the ratio of foods increased notably to just under 45 millions, remaining the major spending category throughout the period. The percentage of smartphones’ expenditure was also expanded to around 27 millions of dollars, followed by that of toiletries, which grew by 5 million dollars. Books remained the least prevalent good in 2014, diminishing to just only 5 millions of dollars. Whereas, the allocate toward clothes stayed unchanged, being stable at its 2010 level.