The given pie charts illustrate the percentage of money spending by household on six categories in Britain and Hong Kong during 2000.
Overall, there are only discrepancies recorded in all figures given. It is also striking to note that people mostly allocated their budget on other goods and services in Britain while in Hong Kong, the largest share was spent on housing.
In terms of Britain, ranking top in the expenses of British household, ohter goods and services accounted for 36%, which was slightly higher than food expenditure at 22%. Besides, the spending on housing and transport were joint third, amounting to a further 20%. Further down to the list, clothing comprised only 7%, which was nearly doubled that in Hong Kong (4%).
In contrast, housing made up the largest portion of people’s spending at one-third, followed by figures of other goods and services and food expenses at 28%. Nevertheless, only 9% of Hong Kong household expenditure was expended on transport, making it the second least prioritized paying, only surpassing spending on clothing.