The charts illustrate family income and expenditures for food and clothes by an average household in an UK city from 2010 to 2013.
Overall, while there was a decrease in total income, families in an UK still spent more on food and clothes over the period. Notably, the rate of food invested in was higher than that of clothes
At the beginning of the period, total income of an average family in one UK city was £29,000 and subsequently it slumped to £25,000 in 2013. By contrast, in 2010, £14, 000 of income was channeled into food and clothes, after which this figure continued to increase to £15, 000 despite the decline in total income.
Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the percent of food spent money on, was more significant than that of clothes. In 2010, fruits and vegetables, and meat and fish were the most dominant in the share of expenditure for food, at 20% and 25% respectively, and subsequently the former witnessed a 15% rise, followed by a 10% decrease of the latter in 2013. Regarding daily products, it began at 15% in 2010 after which this figure saw a slight increase at 20% in 2013. Conversely, other food and drinks remained at 18% throughout the observed years. Finally, clothes appeared less attractive than food, which can be seen through its slump between 2010 and 2013, from 22% to 12%.