The pie charts illustrate the percentage of outgoings spent on several sectors by students at one university between 2000 and 2010.
Overall, food and drink were a more common factor for spending money at the beginning of the period, while it was surpassed by utilities by the end of the period. Holidays had a lower figure throughout the span. Additionally, eating out and utilities experienced a significant rise, whereas the opposite was true for food and drink and clothing. Moreover, sports with cultural, transport, and holidays remained stable over the given years.
Home and utilities accounted for 29% and 21% in 2000, respectively. The former decreased slightly to 25% in 2010. By contrast, the latter showed a moderate growth to 27% by 2010. Sports and cultural activities levelled off unchanged at 17% over the period.
Clothing started at 10% in 2000, after which it fell marginally to 9% in 2010. The proportion of spending on transport and holidays stayed stable at 9% and 5%, respectively. Eating out doubled, increasing from 4% in 2000 to 8% in 2010.
