The provided pair of pie charts illustrates the total expenditure by individuals on various commodities and services in a specific European nation in 1958 and 2008. The data has been categorized in six different sectors, while the data has been measured in percentage.
Overall, it is evident from a quick glance at the charts that in 1958 the highest amount of money was spent on garments, whereas the least on luxurious items. However, in 2008 the majority of the expense is on housing and the lowest in commuting.
To begin with, in 1958 clothing sector accounted for the biggest spending sector by people, which is nearly one-third, followed closely by housing at just 22%. Meanwhile, the invested proportion in entertainment and travel is approximately 18% and 13% respectively. However, food and luxury goods witnessed a minimal spending of just 8% and 7% in the given order.
On the other hand, five decades later, in 2008 the clothing category experienced a dramatic decline and became the third-lowest expense sector (12%). Housing acquired the lion’s share and almost increased by 10% than previous figure. It is worth noticing that food and luxury goods expenses are almost similar to each other, each accounted 17%. The data for leisure activities exactly remained the same as of 1958.Meanwhile, the transport domain remained the least spending sector in the same year, which is almost 6%.