The graph illustrates the proportion of total financial outlay in across various categories in one city in Australia between 1970 and 2010. Overall, the figure for leisure and clothing categories saw steady growth; in stark contrast, food, transport and health expenditures experienced a significant decline over the same period, with transport and health categories showing a very similar pattern. Notably, although total spending on food was dominant in initial years, by the final year it had decreased dramatically.
In 1970, the percentage of total spending on leisure and clothing categories accounted for the same proportion of 10%. The figure for former category experienced an upward trajectory to 15% in 1980, and this was followed by a further steady rise to just below 20% in 2010. The percentage for clothing type of expense maintained the same level to 10% in 1980, after which it grew like the leisure category to nearly 20% in the final year, both of these categories surpassed the figure for food category.
Turning to the remaining categories, the percentage of total expenditure on food, transport and health categories dwindled consistently throughout the timeframe. Starting at close to 35% in 1970, the proportion for food financial outlay saw a marked fall in 2000, dropping to 15% but then it rose negligibly to approximately 17% by 2010. The data for transport category made up 10% in the initial year, a level that then declined steadily to 5% in the final year. Beginning with just above 5%, the statistic for health expense experienced a slight growth to about 7% in 1980. Despite this rise, this figure fell minimally to approximately 3% in 2010, placing it at the bottom of the list.