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 number 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 at the 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 by 3% from 8% in 1998. Similarly, purchasing on Newspapers or Magazines and Cinema showed the same number (3%) in 1998, after which these percentages decline to 1% 10 years later.