The pie charts provide information about household income and allocation of money to food and clothes by an average family in a UK city in 2010 and 2013.
Overall, the proportion of meat and fish was the dominant category in a UK household, whereas spending on dairy products showed the smallest percentage in the initial year. Additionally, the percentage of fruit and vegetables experienced an upward trend, while expenditure on clothes bucked the trend by the given period.
In 2010, spending on meat and fish accounted for the largest proportion of the UK’s families, comprising 25% of the total. This figure was distantly followed by clothes and ‘fruits and vegetables’, with respective shares of 22% and 20%. Meanwhile, spending on dairy products was the least popular in the UK homes, making up only 15%. The proportion of other food and drinks stood at 18%. The amount of total household income in the UK reached $29,000, and spending on food and clothes stood at $14,000.
By 2013, the figures in the mix had shifted drastically. Fruits and vegetables surged to dominate spending, with market share of 35%, enough to overtake all other sectors. Allocation of money for dairy products recorded a marginal rise to 20% and became a runner-up in UK households, while spending on meat saw its figures dip to 15%. The most pronounced reduction was seen in clothes, which fell noticeably to 12%, while the percentage of other food and drinks remained unchanged in the same year. Spending on food and clothes exhibited a slight increase to $15,000, while the amount of total income decreased modestly to $25,000.