The line graph shows the total expenditure in a certain European country, separated into five different categories: food, leisure, clothing, transport, and fuel/energy.
Overall, food category had the largest share on spending in the beginning of the period and then had significantly declined over time. In contrast, expenditure on clothing showed a steady increase. Meanwhile, other categories such as leisure, transport, and fuel/energy generally experienced a downward trend.
In 1960, the biggest spending among the categories was food with 35% of the overall share. However, the number fell consistenly over the four decades, reaching to only 15% in 2000. Similar to that, leisure category also fell off to 15% of the total proportion.
By comparison, clothing category went from the second lowest with around 10% share to 15% in the end of the period, making it equal with food category. At the same time, transport and fuel/energy had a slight decrease.
In conclusion, while food was initially had the biggest budget allocation, it notably dropped over the period, whereas clothing expenditure had become more important by the 2000.
