The bar charts compare the percentage of household expenditure on six categories (holiday, clothing, eating out, electronic goods, newspapersmagazines, and going to the cinema) in 1998 and 2008.
Overall, electronic goods and clothing accounted the largest proportions of consumption in both years, while newspapersmagazines and cinema tickets represented the smallest shares. Over the ten-year period, expenditure on clothing and electronic goods increased, whereas spending on holidays, newspapersmagazines and cinema visits declined.
In 198, the highest percentage of family spending was on electronic goods, at 16%, followed by clothing at 12%. Households spend 8% of their budget on holidays and 6% on eating out. By contrast, newspapers and magazines, as well as going to cinema, each accounted for only 3% of total expenditure.
In 2008, spending on electronic goods rose significantly to 20%, maintaining its position as the dominant category. Expenses on clothing also increased markedly, reaching 18%. Meanwhile, the figure spent on eating out remained unchanged at 6%. In contrast, spending on holidays fell from 8% to 5%, while expenditure on newspapersmagazines and cinema tickets both dropped sharply to just 1%.
In summary, households allocated a growing share of their budgets to consumer goods, particularly electronics and clothing, while spending less on leisure activities printed media.