The table depicted above presents the monthly expenditure of an average family in Australia in 1991 and 2001. It has 6 different categories and also shows the sum of the categories. In columns, it has 2 categories which shows the figures in 1991 and the other in 2001.
When it comes to the categories of food, electricity and water, housing, and other goods and services, the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family rose from 1991 to 2001. Among the categories, the category named as ‘other goods and services’ shows the most gap between two year columns.
In the categories of clothing and transport, contradictorily, the monthly expenditure declined. It seems to be unbelievable because in my sense, I reckon in most of the countries around the world except Australia the monthly expenditure of an average family of two categories has increased so far.