The bar charts demonstrate information about people’s expenses on distinct goods and services in 1998 and 2008.
Overall, while there was increase in electronics and clothing, decline was seen in three categories, and spending on eating out remained stable.
Focusing on the reasons, first people spent 12 for purchasing outfit, then this amount went up to 18 in 2008, which was the biggest change both in 1998 and 2008. The highest proportion of people’s expenditure was directed to electronic tools. The figure represented that 16 was spent by people in 1998, whereas this number climbed to 20 in 2008. As for eating out, the figure leveled off in both periods.
As far as decreases were concerned, spending on newspapers and visiting a cinema went down to the same amount, which meant that people spent the least proportion of their income to magazines and cinemas. Finally, people’s expenditure on holiday dropped from 8 to 5.
