The bar chart illustrates how the expenditure of the 18-20 age group in one country on five different categories varied in 2010 and 2014.
Overall, the spending on food, smartphones, and toiletries increased to varying extents over the period, while that of books experienced a downward trend and clothes remained stable. Notably, food emerged as the most preferred type of product among this age bracket throughout both years.
Regarding the significant increasing categories, food outperformed all other products with around 3900 million initially, whereas smartphones represented half of that figure, at about 2000 million. By 2014, food had exhibited a modest rise of 500 million, reinforcing its top position. Similarly, but to a greater extent, the spending on smartphones grew sharply to approximately 2700 million, rendering it the most growth compared to other sections.
Concerning the remaining products, books emerged as the least prevalent category with only 1000 million, while the purchases of clothes and toiletries accounted for 2500 and nearly 2000, respectively. However, in 2014, book expenditure dropped remarkably to just over 500 million, maintaining the lowest figure among the surveyed products. In contrast, the purchases of toiletries grew slightly to around 2000 million, whereas that of clothes remained unchanged.