The table illustrates how much UK people spent their household income on food and clothes in the years 2010 and 2013. The pie charts give information about the spending proportion of five specific items belonging to food and clothes.
Overall, there was an upward trajectory in the expenditure on food and clothes, despite a reduction being seen in the residential gross income. In addition, British people spent the most on meat and fish in the year 2010, while a large proportion of spending stood for fruits and vegetables in the year 2013.
Looking first at the presented table, the total residential income in the UK started at 29.000 euros in 2010, after which it saw a significant fall of 4.000 euros, reaching 25.000 euros in 2013. Despite that, the figure for spending on food and clothes increased slightly from 14.000 to 15.000 after the given 3- year period.
Regarding the pie charts, 25% of the spending on food and clothes was allocated to meat and fish in 2010, followed by a significant decrease to 15% in 2013. Similarly, spending on clothes witnessed a notable decrease from 22% to 12%. Opposite changes can be observed in the proportion of fruits and vegetables and dairy products, which increased sharply from 20% to 35% and slightly from 15% to 20% in that order. Meanwhile, the expenditure on other food and drinks remained at 18%.