The given chart illustrates the percentage of people’s overall payment on various categories of goods and services in a particular European country between 1998 and 2008. Overall, electronic goods and clothing attracted the largest numbers over the period. In contrast, print media, going to the cinema, and holiday statistics reported a decline, while eating out remained unchanged.
Regarding the most striking figure, spending on electronic goods exhibited the highest number among all surveyed categories, at 16% in 1998 and 20% in 2008, making it the most prevalent commodity over the period. In both years, clothing ranked second in people’s total purchases, recording 12% in the former year and increasing by 6% in the latter year.
Turning to the spending on eating out, its percentage remained broadly stable at 6% throughout the 10-year period. However, holiday statistics witnessed a slight fall of 3%, from 8% in 1998. Similarly, purchasing newspapers or magazines and cinema showed the same number (3%) in 1998, after which these percentages declined to 1% 10 years later.