The pie charts compare average household spending in Hong Kong and Britain in the year 2000 across five categories.
Overall, housing and other goods took the largest percentage of spending in both countries. However, British households spent more on other goods, while people in Hong Kong spent a higher proportion on housing and food. Clothing remained the smallest in both places.
In Britain, the biggest part of household expenditure was on other goods, at 36%. Food was the second largest category for about 22%, followed by housing at 18% and transport at 17%. Spending on clothing was relatively low at only 7%.
In Hong Kong, housing made up the largest amount at 32%. Food was also a common category representing 27% of total spending. Other goods made up 28% of the total expenditure which is slightly lower than in Britain. Transport took 9% while clothing remained the smallest category at just 4%.