The given chart compares the income of an average family in the UK and their expenditure on food and clothes from 2010 to 2013 while the piecharts illustrate the proportions of their outlay on five types of items at the same period.
Overall, while their total incomes saw a decline throughout the period, their spending on food and clothes slightly increased, with a growth in fruits and vegetables, dairy products.
According to the table, between 2010 and 2013, there was a decrease of 4,000 pounds from 29,000 to 25,000 pounds in the total household incomes. However, the UK families tended to spend more money on food and clothes with 1,000 pounds higher in 2013 compared to only 14,000 pounds in the last three years.
Regarding some types of food and clothes being spent, meat and fish accounted for a quarter of their outlay in 2010, becoming the most expensive expenditure, then it decreased to only 15% in the next 3 years. Similarly, clothes were the least category after significantly dropping nearly a half from 22% to 12%. Conversely, both fruits and vegetables and dairy products experienced a significant increase, making up 35% and 20% in 2013, respectively. Moreover, the percentage of other food and beverages expenditure remained unchanged during the timeframe, at 18%.