The table provides on data how much monthly billing of Australian an average family over a 10-year period, starting from 1991.
Overall, family pay monthly fee significantly more in 2001, with food, housing, other goods and services, and especially electricity and water becoming more popular. The remaining monthly expenditure, however, saw a decline in monthly charge. It is also clear that other goods and services were the most widely-used means of pay monthly expense in both years.
Australian family pay more food, housing, other goods and services as well as electricity and water. Australian family spend each month for other goods and services, initially 250 in 1991 and increase to 20 dollars being 270 in 2001, whereas the respective figure for food pay 155 and 160 dollars within that time. In 1991 year, electricity and water as well as housing were 95 and 75, after a 10- year period, however, rise 120 and 100 dollars in that time period.
In contrast, the other means of basic necessities fell out of favor, albeit at varying rates. The transport – the second most monthly billing means of main needs in 1991 – saw the biggest dropped in monthly fee, with each month expenditure covered decreasing from 70 and 45 dollars. While Australian family pay monthly fee 30 dollars by clothing in 1991, the figure fell slightly to 20 dollars in 2001, making the least common monthly charge in 2001.The amount of spending basic needs increased unnoticeable from 675 dollars to 715 in the given period.