The line graph compares the budget shares channelled into five industries in one European country between 1960 and 2000. Overall, spending in most sectors declined over the period, except for the clothing industry, which exhibited a steady increase throughout. It is also worth mentioning that the percentage of funds allocated to the food sector declined more sharply compared to other industries. Notably, the food sector received the largest share of the funding, while the reverse was true for the energy sector.
Over 40 years, spending in the clothing sector experienced a consistent rise, becoming the only industry to show an increasing trend out of all industries. Having started at nearly 10% in 1960, expenditure on the clothing industry grew constantly to over 15% by 2000.
Despite the constant decline, the food industry remained the largest recipient of investment for most of the period. 33% of the funding was channelled into this industry in 1960, a figure which then decreased gradually to 30%, and this was followed by a sharp decline to 15% by 2000, converging with that of the clothing industry, which then became the largest recipient of investment. Allocations to leisure and transport were at 20% and 10% in 1960, respectively, which dropped to 12% and 5% by 2000. Similarly, funding for the energy industry decreased steadily, from 5% in 1960 to approximately 1% in 2000.