The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of the average household expenses in a country in 1960 and 2010.
Overall, it is evident that the expenditure of the household shifted over the five decades, with a notable increase in the contribution of housing, transport, education and health care. By contrast, the reliance on food, other basic necessities, and entertainment decreased.
In 1960, food was the dominant expenditure of the household, accounting for 34% of the chart. This was followed by housing, which contributed 22%. Other basic necessities made up 19%, and transport was responsible for 14% of the household expenses. Education and healthcare’s proportion both stood at 4%, while the expenditure of entertainment showed at 3%.
By 2010, food’s share had dropped by 4 percentage points to 30%, while other basic necessities decreased by 10% falling to 9% of total expenditure. There was also a slight drop by 1 percentage point to 2% in entertainment. In contrast, housing’s expenses increased by 3 percentage points to 25%. Transport saw a significant rise by 6% making up 20%. The expenses of health care grew by 2 percentage points to 6%, and education also went up by 4% reaching 8%.