Band 9: The table below shows the average amount of money spent per month on different categories of goods by people in four age groups in 2020. The pie chart shows the percentage of total spending that each category represents. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Overall, it is evident that expenditure on food and health increased steadily with age, whereas spending on education, clothing, and entertainment declined. In addition, food accounted for the largest share of total spending.

In detail, individuals aged 18-25 spent $217 on food per month, and this figure rose consistently with age, reaching a peak of $482 among those aged 46-55. A similar upward trend can be observed in health-related expenditure, which increased from $22 in the youngest group to $149 in the oldest. By contrast, spending on clothing and entertainment showed a steady decline with age, with clothing expenditure falling from $143 to just $27, and entertainment dropping from $102 to $22.

Education spending was relatively low overall and disappeared entirely among people aged 36-45 and 46-55. According to the pie chart, food represented the largest proportion of total spending at 40%, followed by health at 20%, while clothing, entertainment, and education accounted for the remaining 15% or less each.