The provided bar graph compares the household expenditure allocation to four different categories in a country in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, the most striking feature is that while the figures for food and drinks and other goods and services decreased, the household allocation to transport and housing rose after a decade. More importantly, the largest household allocation in 1995 was the proportion of food and drinks, while that in 2005 was recorded in housing. In contrast, the allocation for transport was the smallest in both years.
Looking first at the predominant categories, the proportion of food and drinks stood at 32% in 1995, the highest allocation that year. Nevertheless, this share dropped to 24% in 2005, representing the steepest decrease on the graph. An opposing trend was observed in the figure for housing, as it increased from 27% to 34% by 2005, surpassing that of the former.
Turning to the remaining categories, the expenditure for other goods and services accounted for a quarter of the household expenditure in 1995. In 2005, it dropped by 2 percentage points, and stood at 23%. Moving to transport, this category started at 15% initially. Subsequently, it increased to 19 in 2005, remaining the smallest proportion throughout the period.