The bar chart illustrates the amount of individuals aged 18 to 20 years old in a particular country spending their incomes on five categories namely Food, Clothes, Books, Smartphones and Toiletries in two years 2010 and 2014.
Overall, the expenditure on Food consistently dominated in both years, whereas that for books accounted for the lowest spending. There was an upward trend in figures for Food, Smartphones and Toiletries, while these figures for Clothes and books either remained unchanged or decreased.
In 2010, Food accounted for approximately $3600 million, which was the largest proportion compared to other categories, followed by clothes with $2500 million. Expenditure on smartphones and Toiletries was nearly $2000 million, which was double the amount of food.
Four years later, spending on food was continually dominated, rising to nearly $4400 million. There was an upward trend on smartphones and Toiletries, climbing to $2700 million and $2000, respectively. In contrast, there was an unchanged in clothes over the period. Moreover, people spent less of their incomes on books, declining to $500 million.