Band 6+: The charts below show the proportion of expenditure by students, on average, at one university, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given pie charts illustrate how students allocated expenses on average at one university between 2000 and 2010.

Overall, what stands out from the graph is that while the figures for food and utilities remained the largest expense, the others exhibited significant changes. Notably, holiday figures had had the smallest stay unchanged throughout the period.

Food and drink at home is always a major expense by student accounts for 29% in both years, while the percentage of utilities witnessed an upward tendency from 21% in 2000 to 27% in 2010. Following that, while the devotion to eating out doubled from 4% to 8%, expenditure on clothing experienced a considerable diminishing from 16% to 5% over the period of 10 years. It is clear that students tend to prioritize diet rather than fashion-related expenses.

Apart from that , there were no considerable differences in the proportions of transport expenses from 8% to 9% during the period. Meanwhile, the statistics of holidays and sports and culture remained stable with 5% and 17%, respectively.