The table compares the amount of money spent on six categories by an average Australian family in the years, 1991 and 2001. Expenses are given in Australian dollar per month.
In general, almost all Australian family’s expenditures were risen, especially for electricity and water, while spending for transportation and clothing was decreased.
To begin with, total amount of expenditures by an average family experienced a growth from 675 to 715, where the most noticeable change was for electricity and water, having 75 in 1991 and 120 in 2001, meaning the taxes for these types of spending became higher.
In terms of expenses for housing and food, Australians did not change their spending a lot, there was a slight increase by 5 and 10, respectively. However, budget spent on other goods and services, which is the largest sector in the table, was increased as well, from 250 to 270.
With regard to clothing, the expenses spent by Australian families for it was decreased by 10 (30 in 1991 and 20 in 2001). Similarly, the decreasing trend was noted for transport, which accounted for 70 in the former year and 45 in the latter year.