The pie chart illustrates the spending habits of individuals in the UK in 1971 and 2001
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the spending habits of people in the UK significantly changed compared with the past. Previously, food was the largest category, while computers had the smallest proportion of spending on goods. In marked contrast, after three decades, the most common item was cars.
in 1971, the most common expenditure was on food, with 44%, followed by cars with 22%. In contrast, in 2001, cars became the category with the largest proportion of expenditure at over 43%, followed by food with 14%
In the past, spending on restaurant was one of the smallest categories with 7%. However this figure had increased to 14% in 2001. The proportion of spending on furniture remained generally, while the books and computers sections changed a lot. In 1971, computers were the smallest category with 2%, followed by books with 6%. In marked contrast, in 2001, books became the smallest category with 1%, while percentage of computers had increased to 12%