The charts compare five category of families’ expenditure in UK and New Zealand in the years 1980 and 2008.
It is obvious that both countries experienced a decrease of spending on food and drink, while had a significant increase in utility and bills. In contrast, in UK, households dedicated by far more budget to leisure, in compare of resident incrassation budgeting in order to leisure, during 2 years.
In 1980, 29% of average New Zealand residents’ budget went on food and drink, while the budget in the same case in UK families was 23% in that year. By 2008, households in both countries decrease their expenditure in food and drinks and increase their budget in utility and bill section, in New Zealand proportion of utility and bill rose 4% from 27% and this rise in UK for households was 2% from 26%
Leisure activities accounted for the highest proportion of UK household spending in both years, which it increased 7% in UK from 27%, while it was the third priority of budgeting between residents in New Zealand end even decreased from 18% to 17%. As least expressed proportion dedicated to transport Respectively by 15% and 17% in UK and New Zealand which both dwindled by 2008, finally household had some other activities in both countries in 2 years which not mentioned what exactly were but they were insignificant but had 2% rise in both countries by 2008.