The pie charts compare the percentages of household income spent on five different categories in a European country in 1990 and 2010.
Overall, food accounted for the largest proportion of household expenditure in 1990, while housing became the biggest expense in 2010. In addition, spending on housing, transport and recreation increased over the period, whereas the proportions allocated to food and others decreased.
In 1990, people spent the highest percentage of their income on food, at 33%. Housing was the second largest category, representing 20% of total expenditure. Spending on transport accounted for 15%, while recreation made up only 10%, the smallest share. The remaining 22% of income was spent on other items.
By 2010, the proportion of income spent on housing had risen significantly to 28%, making it the largest category. Expenditure on transport also increased, from 15% to 20%, while spending on recreation grew slightly to 12%. In contrast, the percentage spent on food fell by 8 percentage points to 25%. Likewise, the figure for other expenses decreased considerably from 22% to 15%.
Overall, household spending patterns changed noticeably between 1990 and 2010, with a shift away from food and other expenses towards housing, transport and recreation.