The bar chart shows changes in the amount of money spent on five different necessities by average households across Britain in three separate years: 1990, 2000, and 2010.
In general, expenditure rates in the majority of categories were on an upward pattern towards the end of the period, except for entertaining options, whose figure declined slightly. Of particular note is that renting was the biggest expense throughout the years shown.
In 1990, British households spent approximately 450 pounds sterling on rent, whereas about 330 pounds sterling was allotted for groceries. In the subsequent years, both figures trended upwards, and the former figure peaked at a staggering 600 pounds sterling for a month, which was nearly twice that of groceries in 2010.
Focusing on the smaller changes, in 1990, expenses for transport came out on top at around 180 pounds sterling, with utility bills following distantly at just below 100 pounds per month. Between 2000 and 2010, both figures increased progressively and slowly, respectively, ending the period at 220 and 150 pounds. Lastly, starting at well above 100 pounds sterling initially, the amount of money devoted towards entertainment slightly declined to 100 pounds by the end, which was an all-time low figure.