The table compares percentage of expenditure allocated to 11 different categories namely, Food, Electricity and Water, Clothing, Housing, Transport, Healthcare, Education, Recreation Entertainment, Communication, Insurance financial services, and other good and services, per capita in Australia in the years 1986 and 2009. In general, there was a decline in given categories, but an increase in some.
Regarding in 1986, expenditure for food was 18%, but it was decreased by 3% untill 2009. Supplying electricity and water used to 7% then it increased 3% until 2009. Clothing dropped from 6% to 4%. Expenditure for housing rose from 22% to 26% and this category accounted for a larger proportion over time. Transport is relativey steable. Healthcare increased from 5% to 8% .
Hovewer, other goods and services relatively steable. Whereas insurance and financial services increased from 5% to 7%. Communication doubled from 3% to 6%. Recroation and Entertainment rose from 8% to 10%. Finally, spending on education grow steadily from 4% to 6%.