The pie chart compares two figures about people’s total spending for various commodities and services in a particular European country in 1958 and in 2008. Overall, the rate of travelling, luxury goods and housing was lower lower than others in 1958, after which they experienced a significant growth in 2008, while housing and entertainment saw a considerable drop the same year.
In 1958, housing was at 22% before it became the dominant trend in 2008, showing 32%. Following this, travel was at 8% and luxury goods were at 7% in 1958, while both recorded often recorded the same percentage in 2008, reaching 27%.
In contrast, spending for food noted 32% in 1958 which decreased to 20%, revealing 12% in 2008. Then, spending for entertainment fallen dramatically from 13% in 1958 to 6% in 2008, while there was a slight decline to 2%, acconted for 16% in 2008.