The table provides information on total income and spending on clothes and food by the average family in UK city in 2010 and 2013. The pie charts illustrate the aspects of the household. Overall, the total income decreased, whereas the total spending increased. In addition, the household expenditure details also experienced changes: the percentage of fruits and vegetables and milk products increased, the opposite was true for meat and fish and clothes, while other food and drinks remained stable.
In the table, the figure for total income stood at 29,000, but this was followed by a small decline to 25,000 after three years. By contrast, starting at 14,000 at the beginning, the cost of spending on food and clothes went up negligibly to 15,000 in 2013.
When it comes to householdd details, the amount of fruits and vegetables was 20% in 2010, and it increased significantly to 35% in 2013. Similarly, the percentage of dairy products rose from 15% to 20% over three years.
However, the amount of meat ad fish stood at 25%, a figure that then dropped markedly to 15% in 2013. The proportion of clothes experienced the similar decline from 22% to 12% in the end. Finally, the amount of other food and drinks remained stable throughout the period.
