The data delineates the proportion of outlay in a European country for items such as food, leisure, clothing, transport, and energy between 1960 and 2000.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that Europeans spent most of their money on buying clothes.
The expenses on food decreased significantly from about 32% to around 15% between 1960 and 2000. The spending on energy fell considerably to approximately 2% in 2000. This meant that it had the lowest outlay of all categories. If we look at spending on leisure, it started at 20% in 1960, which was the highest category after spending on food at this point. After that, it started to drop steadily and went up to about 12% in 2000.
As regards clothing, expenses started at 9% in 1960. At this point, there was a considerable rise to around 18%, which meant Europeans spent most of their finances on clothing in 2000. The outlay of transport witnessed a significant decrease from 10% to about 5% in 40 years.