The table chart provides information about the total household income of an average family in UK city in 2010 and 2013. It also shows their spending on food and clothes during these two years. The pie charts illustrate how this spending was distributed among five different categories.
Overall, household income decreased between 2010 and 2013, while spending on food and clothes increased slightly. Regarding the individual categories, spending on fruits and vegetables increased considerably and became the largest category in 2013, whereas expenditure on clothes and meat and fish declined.
In 2010, the average family had a total income of 29,000 pound, compared with 25,000 pound in 2013, representing a decrease of 4,000 pound. By contrast, their spending on food and clothes rose from 14,000 to 15,000 pound. As a result, the amount spent on these items accounted for a larger share of household income in 2013 than in 2010
In 2010, meat and fish accounted for the largest proportion of spending, at 25%, followed by clothes and fruits and vegetables, at 22% and 20% respectively. Other food and drinks made up 18%, while dairy products represented the smallest proportion at 15%. In 2013, fruits and vegetables became the largest category, rising sharply to 35%. Spending on dairy products also increased, from 15% to 20%, whereas other food and drinks remained unchanged at 18%. By comparison, the proportions spent on clothes and meat and meat and fish fell to 12% and 15% respectively.