The bar chart illustrates the spending of students in the United Kingdom, across different categories in 1996 and 1999.
Overall, the majority of students spent most on Entertainment throughout the period, followed by accommodation. Spending on accommodation, food, bills, household goods, and course increased, while expenditure on entertainment, other, and essential travel declined.
Around 25% was allocated to entertainment in 1996. This figure increased sharply to above 30%. Making it the highest expenditure in 1999. Similarly, spending on other showed a rise from around 13% in 1996 to just over 15% by 1999. Essential travels also jump from under 5% in 1996 to just above that.
In contrast, accommodation decreased significantly, starting at around 23% and ending to just 20% by 1999. Food, bills, and family goods experienced a drop in that same year. Likewise, spending on course, non-essential travel, and children slightly declined over the period, with children expense fell to 0% in the year 1999.
