The table compares the average income and spending on food and clothes of an average household in a city in the UK in 2010 and 2013, while the pie charts detail the information on these expenses in the same years.
Overall, average income witnessed a considerable decrease while spending on food and clothes recorded a slight increase. Additionally, the majority of these expenditures were on meat and fish as well as fruit and vegetables in both years.
In 2010, an average household earned 29,000 GBP, double what they normally spent on food and clothes. Specifically, spending on fruit and vegetables held the largest share, at 29%, which is 3% higher than the figure for meat and fish. The money spent on clothes stood at 15%, exceeding the figure for dairy products by 3%, while the expenses for other food accounted for 18% of the total.
In 2013, although average income fell significantly by 4,000 GBP, money spent on food and clothes grew slightly by 1,000 GBP. The percentage of the budget allocated to fruit and vegetables saw a growth to 30%, making it the largest expense. Similarly, the figure for dairy products increased slightly to 16%. The trend for meat and fish and clothes was completely opposite, as their figures fell to 23% and 13% respectively. Spending on other food remained unchanged, at 18%.