Band 7+: The given pie charts compare the expenses in 7 different categories in 1966 and 1996 by American Citizens. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart illustrates how an American spent on different commodities in 1966 and 1996.

Overall, it is clear that there was a signficant variation in the expenses of an American citizen in the given period.

It is evident that 44% of finances was spent on food which was the largest spent commodity in 1966; however, money spent on cars surpassed the expenses on food in 1996. Food, furniture and books are the products which showed a reduction in the next decade. A tenth was spent on furniture in 1966 which was reduced by 2% in the next decade, and less than a tenth was spent on petrol over the given period. The expense spent on books declined to 1% from 6% in a 10-year period. Other categories showed a marked increase in the expenses of an American citizen. Finally, only 1% was spent on computers in 1966 which was increased to one in ten during 1996.