The statistic compares the typical earnings and expenditures for food and clothing by an average urban household in the United Kingdom in the years 2010 and 2013, while the pie chart illustrates the breakdown of expenses forfoodstuff and clothing during the same period.
Overall, what is notable from the table is that income witnessed a downward trend, whereas spending exhibited a contrasting pattern. Additionally, the income was higher than that for essential expenditures. Regarding the pie chart, the allocation of funds for meat and fish by urban Britons held the top spot; however, this position belonged to fruit and vegetables in 2013.
In 2010, the regular earnings among the British were 29, 0000 pounds, which is 15, 000 pounds higher than the data for spending. Over the next three years, a considerable decrease to 20 million was seen in the revenue. Conversely, necessities cost decreased slightly by 1, 000 pounds within the same year.
In terms of the specific outlay in the first year, meat and fish account for nearly one-third of the spending, exceeding the value for fruit and vegetables by 3%. Followed by clothes and dairy, at 15% and 12% respectively, and the remaining 18 % allocated to other food. After 3 years, in 2013, people had to pay more for fruit and vegetables, and dairy products, as their corresponding figures increased to 30% and 16%. In constrast, meat and fish, and clothes recordedadecrease, with respective figures decline to 23% and 13%. Meanwhile, the expenditure on other food remained unchanged.