The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of individuals spending on diverse commodities and services in European country in 1958 and 2008.
Overall, it is clear that housing, luxury goods and transport exhibited increase over the period, while food, clothing and entertainment demonstrated decline.
After analysing the pie charts, it can be seen clearly that in 1958, housing accounted for 22%, while it depicted a rapid rise to 10% in 2008. Luxury goods made up 7% in the beginning year, moreover it also exhibited a boost to 10% in the later year. The next category is transport which showed its importance with 8%, however it also demonstrated a increase to 9%.
Furthermore, in 1958, food accounted for 32%, whilst it illustrated a rapid decline to 20% in 2008. Clothing made up 18% in the beginning year, but it exhibited a gradual decrease to 2% in the later year. The last category is entertainment which showed it importance with13% in 1958, however it also depicted a gradual fall to 7% in 2008.