The given line chart illustrates the yearly average clothing expenditure individually in the United States spanning the years 1985 to 2005, at a ten-year interval.
Overall, all categories recorded an upward trend throughout the period, with the exception of Girls’ clothes. Women’s and men’s clothing were the two largest areas of spending and rose considerably during the period shown, whereas the remaining figures were significantly lower and had comparatively small increases.
Looking at the expense for adult apparel, an average woman spent around $500 in 1985, which then witnessed a significant growth to roughly $650 by 2005. In contrast, the categories for men were more erratic. Beginning at around $300 in the first year, before reaching a peak of about $450 by 1995, followed by a dip to $400 at the end of the period.
Concerning the remaining categories,boys and girls attract the least attention compared to male and females. While the former increased slightly from around $100 in 1985 to $110 in 1995, before stabilising over the next ten years, the latter observed a steady rise of approximately $20 each decade to finish at around $150 by 2005.