The bar chart provides information on the expenditure incurred by an age group of 18-20 on five different commodities between 2010 and 2014.
Overall, the spending on food, smartphones and toiletries increased over the period with clothes witnessing no change. However, the money spent on books reduced during four years.
In 2010, the majority of the spending was done on food and clothes, accounting for $3700 and $2500 billions. The expenses incurred on smartphones and toiletries were quite close to each other and recorded $3900 altogether, while books attracted the least sum of money, only $1000 millions.
In 2014, the expenditure on food continued to be the highest, with a rise to $4400 millions, whereas smartphones replaced clothes in becoming the second most popular commodity involving huge expenses, which amounted to around $2700 millions. The toiletries also experienced a slight rise of $100 millions, conversely books noticed a further decline and dropped to 50% of the amount incurred previously.