The pie charts illustrate the expenditures of American residents on 7 essential goods between 1966 and 1996.
Overall, the charts immediately show that Americans spent the most on food and cars in 1966, while they spent the least on computers. By 1996, the largest amount of money was spent on cars, while the opposite was true for food.
In 1966, 44% of the total of America’s revenue was recorded on food, which is the highest percentage of expense. Meanwhile, computers saw the lowest amount of money that people in the US spent, at just 1%. Furniture had 10% of the total, it was followed by Petrol, restaurants and books, with both under 10%.
In 1996, there was a dramatic decline to 14% in the amount of money citizens spent on food, becoming the second-highest percentage. With 45%, Cars ranked the largest proportion after 30 years. The amount of money Americans spent on computers witnessed a growth, which was 9% higher than that in 1966. Similarly, American citizens’ spent on restaurants had doubled to 14%, ranking the third-highest percentage among all categories. In contrast, the year 1996 experienced a slight drop to a very small proportion (1%) in the expenditure on books. Furthermore, there was no significant change in the proptions of furniture and Petrol.