Band 6+: The charts below show the proportion of people's total spending on different commodities and services in a particular European country in 1998 and 2008.

The charts depict the proportion of individuals’ total spending on different goods and services in a specific European nation in 1998 and 2008.

Overall, three features decreased in 2008, while two ones underwent growth and one remained steady.

People paid 8 for holiday in 1998, while this amount fell to 5 in 10 years later. The newspaper and magazines sector earned 3 from people in 1998, whereas then it experienced a slight drop, reaching 1 in 2008. Similarly, the ‘go to cinema’ segment underwent this trend with the same amounts in these 2 years, while the amount paid by individuals on eating cut did not change and remained at 6.

By contrast, clients’ purchasing on clothing had increased by 2008, rising from 12 in 1998 to 18 in 2008, whereas the increase was less noticeable for the electronic goods, growing from 16 in 1998 to 20 in ten years later.