The graph delineates the percentages of expenditure spent on food, leisure, clothing, transport, and energy in a European nation between 1960 and 2000.
Overall, there were a downward trend in the figure for food, leisure, clothing and energy, with food experienced the most significant decline. In addition, transport was the only sector witnessed a reverse trend.
In 1960, the rate of money spent on leisure started at approximately 20%, after which it experienced a decrease to around 12% in 2000. While the figure for clothing sharply declined from nearly 10% to about 5% during research period, the proportion of energy rapidly fell by approximately 4%, ending at around 1% in 2000. There was also a dramatic drop of the figure for food, from nearly 33% in 1960 to about 19% in 2000.
In terms of the remaining sector, the percentages of money spent on transport significantly grew from under 10% to approximately 15% during the record period, making it the market leader after overtaking the figure for food in 2000.