The bar charts demonstrate data on how the percentage of people’ spending on various services and commodities changed in one European country during a decade.
Overall, the figures for expenditure on electronic goods was grown significantly and remained the highest. It is clear that, spending on newspapers and magazines and going to cinema was the lowest share during the given period.
In 1998, people’s allocating money on electronic goods showed off the highest contribution, peaking at 16% compared to clothing which was 4% less. The percentage of expended funding on holiday and food was the same with 8% and 6% respectively. The proportion of money spending on newspapers and magazines as well as paying a visit to the museum stood at the same ratio with 3%.
In the last year, 2008, the percentage of spending on electronic goods and clothing increased remarkably with showing almost the same amount (20%), while expending on holiday saw a considerable decline (5%) which is nearly the same as eating out which showed no change. Lastly, the remaining 1% was for going to the cinema and spending on newspaper and magazines.