The bar chart illustrates individuals aged 18-20 spending money on five different products in one country between 2010 and 2014.
Overall, spending on the five different items recorded an upward trend, but the only two exceptions were the cost for books, which decreased, and the expense for clothes, which remained unchanged. Furthermore, food spending accounted for the largest amount of money, while the amount of money spent on books by young people had the lowest figure.
In 2010, the amount spent on food by young people was the largest, approximately 3700$ million. The respective figures for clothes, smartphones, and toiletries were lower, around 2500$ million, 2000$ million, and 1800$ million. In contrast, the amount of money spent on books by young people was the lowest, at 1000$ million.
Over the next four years, the amount of money spent on food witnessed a significant increase, to nearly 4500$ million, maintaining its position as the item on which the largest amount of money was spent. Following a similar trend, spending on smartphones experienced growth, to around 2600$ million. Although the cost of toiletries showed an incline, their growth was less pronounced. In contrast, the amount young individuals spent on books exhibited a notable decrease, to 500$ million. Finally, the amount of money those aged 18-20 spent on clothes exhibited no change.