The provided pie charts illustrate how much money was spent on seven areas by students at one university between 2000 and 2010
Overall, while the amount of money spent on eating out, utilities, transport, and clothing experienced some changes ( with only clothing witnessing a considerable fall), the share of holidays, food and drink, and sports and cultural remained unchanged. It is also noticeable that the majority of students’ budget was allocated for daily necessities ( food and drink and utilities)
In 2000, utilities started as the second highest rank, at 21%, which was five times higher than that of eating out. Ten years later, while the allocation for utilities increased significantly, that of eating out also went up rapidly, with respective figures being 27% and 8%. Similarly, the percentage of spending on transport experienced a slight rise from 8% to 9% over the period.
By contrast, in 2000, the expenditure of clothing accounted for 16% of the total, after which it declined significantly to just 5% at the end of the survey, making it one of the two smallest shares. In the meantime, the proprotion of money paid out for food and drink ( the lion’s share) , holidays and sport and cultural leveled off, with 29%, 5% and 17% respectively.
