This chart illustrates the expenditure made by France and the United Kingdom on consumer goods such as cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras in 2010. The units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, the British spent more money on cars, books and cameras than the French. France spent a bigger amount on computers and both countries spent the least on perfume, although the French spent more than the British in this category.
In the UK, people spent around 450,000 pounds in cars, which is at least 50,000 pounds more than in France. Regarding books, France spent only 300,000 pounds while the UK spent more than 400,000 pounds. As for cameras, the British significantly spent more than double the amount spent by the French, with around 350,000 and 150,000 pounds respectively. France’s spending on computers overcame the UK with more than 350,000 pounds sterling while the UK only spent about 350,000. Both countries did not spend much money on perfume. However, France spent 200,000 pounds while the UK spent less than 150,000 pounds.