The pie charts compare the average proportion of student expenditure on different categories at a university in 2000 and 2010. Overall, it is clear that food and drink consumed at home remained the largest category in both years, while spending on utilities increased noticeably. By contrast, expenditure on clothing declined sharply over the period.
Several categories underwent notable changes over the period. Spending on utilities (electricity and water) rose markedly from 21% in 2000 to 27% in 2010. Similarly, expenditure on eating out doubled from 4% to 8%. Meanwhile, transport saw only a slight increase, from 8% to 9%. In contrast, spending on clothing experienced a significant decline, falling sharply from 16% to just 5%.
By comparison, the remaining categories remained relatively stable. Expenditure on food and drink (at home) was unchanged at 29%, consistently accounting for the largest proportion. Likewise, spending on sports and cultural activities stayed constant at 17%, while the figure for holidays remained steady at 5% throughout the ten-year period.