The table provides a comprehensive breakdown of the average income and spending on food and clothes of a family in a UK city in 2010 and 2013, while the pie charts illustrate the percentage distribution of spending on different food and clothing categories in these years.
Overall, the average income decreased from 2010 to 2013, yet spending on food and clothes slightly increased. In addition, the proportion of spending on different categories changed noticeably between the two years. It is clear that the largest proportion of spending was on meat and fish in 2010, while in 2013, fruit and vegetables accounted for the highest share.
According to the table, the average income dropped from £29,000 in 2010 to £25,000 in 2013, a decline of £4,000. However, spending on food and clothes rose from £14,000 to £15,000.
The pie charts provide information about how this spending was distributed. In 2010, the largest share was allocated to meat and fish (29%), followed by fruit and vegetables (26%), other food (18%), clothes (15%), and dairy products (12%). By 2013, fruit and vegetables took the largest portion (30%), whereas meat and fish dropped to 23%. Dairy products and other food saw slight increases, while spending on clothes decreased from 15% to 13%.
These trends suggest that families spent a larger share of their reduced income on food and clothing, with a shift toward healthier food choices.