The bar charts present data on the proportion of income allocated to food and other expenditures in France, Germany and England over the period 1998-2008.
Overall, a general upward increase was seen in all 3 countries throughout the period. Notably, while the UK had the lowest food expenditure in 1998, this position was taken by Germany in 2008.
In detail, for food expenditure, Germany registered the highest percentage among 3 countries in 1998, at 25 percent, this was followed by France and finally England, at 15 percent and 10 percent respectively. After a decade, France experienced a sharp increase of 25 percent, rising from 15 to 40 percent, exceeding Germany in terms of the proportion of income spent on food and becoming the country with the highest food expenditure.
For other goods purchases, Germany still stands out in the percentage of money spent on daily items, at 17 percent, while the figures for France and England are a little lower, at approximately 8 percent. After a decade of consistent growth, both France and English experienced a significant increase of nearly 30 percent, whereas Germany observed a slight increase of 7 percent, making it the nation with the lowest proportion of income allocated to goods.