The line graph illustrates the proportion of consumer spending in Turkey on five categories, namely food, leisure, clothing, transport and energy, between 1960 and 2000.
Overall, spending on food remained the largest category throughout the period despite a substantial decline. By contrast, expenditure on clothing increased steadily and became the largest category by 2000. The remaining categories generally experienced downward trends.
In 1960, food accounted for 35% of total spending, significantly higher than leisure at 20%. Over the following four decades, the proportion spent on food fell consistently to 15% in 2000. Similarly, expenditure on leisure decreased gradually from 20% to 12%.
In contrast, spending on clothing rose from 9% in 1960 to 17% in 2000, overtaking food during the final decade. Meanwhile, the percentage allocated to transport declined moderately from 10% to 3%. Energy represented the smallest share throughout the period, falling steadily from 5% to just 1% by the end of the timeframe.