The pie charts compare the percentage of average household spending on six categories in a country from 1950 to 2010.
Overall, in both charts, household spending on housing was highest in 1950. By contrast, spending on health care was lowest in 1950.
In terms of spending, in 1950, the percentage of household spending on housing was 72.1%, which decreased sharply to 22.0% in 2010. Between 1950 and 2010, the percentage of household spending on food, at 11.2%, then increased significantly to 34.0%. The proportion of household spending on health care increased from 2.4% in 1950 to 4.5% in 2010.
For the remaining spending, between 1950 and 2010, the percentage of household spending on education dropped from 6.6% to 6.3%. The proportion of household spending on transportation grew by approximately 10%, rising from 3.3% in 1950 to 14.0% in 2010. In 1950, only 4.4% was spent on other, which increased rapidly to 22.0% in the year 2010.
