The line graph illustrates the expenditure of a household with average earning money, by proportion, over 5 decades from 1965.
Overall, with the exception of savings, all numbers experienced a steady increase.
At the beginning, savings’ proportion stood at about 11%, which was the highest at the time, followed by a stable percentage until before 1990. In 1190, these figures for accommodation and savings were equal at just above 10%. However, in the rest of the period, the proportion of savings plunged to below 5%, by contrast, accommodation’s reached its peak of approximately 17%.
Regarding the statistics of transport and energy, which started from around 3%. After a minimal growth, in 1995, these numbers dipped to roughly 6% in the last year. In comparison, enhancing the home was the least preference over the the survey, finally stayed at 3% in 2015. A similar pattern in recreation and food was a gradual rise to above 5% in the final year.