The two pie charts illustrate how households in one European country allocated their monthly income to different categories in both low-income and high-income groups.
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Overall, low-income households spent the largest proportion on essentials such as food and fuel, whereas high-income households allocated more money to non-essential categories like recreation, culture, and miscellaneous items
In the low-income group, food and drink represented the biggest share of expenditure at 29%, followed by fuel bills at 24%. By comparison, spending on recreation and culture (11%) and miscellaneous items (18%) was relatively lower. Other categories, such as transport (9%), clothing (5%), and restaurants/hotels (4%), accounted for only small portions of the total.
In contrast, high-income households showed a different spending pattern. Miscellaneous items took the largest share at 23%, while recreation and culture came second at 21%. Food and drink accounted for only 15%, almost half the figure for low-income families, while fuel bills dropped significantly to 7%. Spending on transport (16%) and restaurants/hotels (12%) was also noticeably higher, and clothing made up 6%.