The provided table renders a clear depiction of historical data about household expenditure in a European community between 1320 and 1980.
Overall, food accounted for the lion’s share of family budgets; in stark contrast, the proportion of money spent on transport action was the least significant over the period shown.
In terms of family budgets, in 1920, the highest percentage of household expenditure was 41% on food, and it dramatically decreased by 19% in 1980. Meanwhile, in a European country, the share for clothing significantly declined from 17% to 5% over a sixty-year period. Conversely, transport action was 3% in the first period, which rose to 25% in the last years.
For the remaining years, the figures for housing and others were 26% and 9% in 1920, which showed a steadily increased, at 33% and 14% in 1980. Between 1920 and 1980, the percentage of family budgets for health care was 4%, it remains the same share from 1920 to 1980.
