The following pie chart illustrates the spanding habbits of UK-citizens from 1971 and 2001.
One of the highlights in this chart is drammatical reduction of spending on groceries. The number fell from 44% in 1971 to just 14% in 2001. However, it must be pointed out, that people started to purchase more cars in recent years – 43%, compared to just 22% in 1971.
The pie chart demonstrates that the amount spent on furniture and petrol remained almost the same, where in 1971 citizens paid 9% and 10% of their income for the waived categories, and 8% for each category in 2001.
There is considerable fall of people who buy books in 2001, just 1%. In comparasion, in 1971 it was 6%.Generaly, the information from the chart implicates chages in the behavioural habits of British people.
