The pie chart shows how the EU spent its money in 2001 with five specific sectors being listed, namely Agriculture, Regional aid, Foreign aid, Administration, and Research, while the last category “Other” refers to unspecified spending. Overall, the EU expended most of its money on Agriculture and Regional aid, while the figure for both Administration and Research accounted for relatively little in comparison.
The amount of money spent on Agriculture and Regional aid sectors made up three quarters of all EU spending in 2001. Expenditure on Agriculture was the highest at 42%. The figure for Regional aid ranked second with 31%, which was about 10% lower than that for Agriculture.
Meanwhile, the remaining sectors made up only one quarter of all EU spending in 2001. Spending on Foreign aid was 9% that year, which was only one third of that on Regional aid. The amount of money spent on Administration was 7%, while spending on Research was 6%. Finally, the EU spent the least money on other unspecified sectors at only 5%.
