The given bar charts depict the proportions that household spending patterns in two different countries during 1980 and 2008
Overall, leisure had the largest percrntage in UK in two years compared, whereas ‘other’ cetegory had the least popular in UK also New Zealand. Food & drink was the first popular in 1980 and replaced by Utility bills.
To start off, leisure was the most popular among other in two years, with 27% and 34% for 1980 to 2008, respectively. In contrast, ‘other’ cetegory was the least common in each year, with 9% to 11% during the period.
In addition, the most significant in 1980 was Food & drink followed by Utility bills, Leisure and transport, with 29%, 27%, 18% and 17%. However, the first well known was replaced by Utility bills in 2008 by 31%, Food & drink go down by 4% and other cetegory rose to 11% from 9% in 1998.
