The given table compares the essential expenses across over five different categories in a European nation between 1920 to 1980.
Overall, while there was an increase in spending money on housing, transportation and other unnamed aspect, people paid less money for groceries and clothing and the money spent on medical services remained unchanged. Additionally, transportation experienced a significant surge while food dramatically dropped in the examined period.
Housing and transportation both witnessed a rise from 1920 to 1980. Housing, starting at 26%, rised moderately to 29% in 1960 before finishing at 33% in 1980, the category to be spent most. Exhibiting a similar upwards pattern, but with a larger extent, transportation initially started as the lowest aspects of living to be spent on (only 3%). After four decades, the figure for transportation dramatically rised by 12% before, again, increased dramatically, finishing at 25% in 1980.
Witnessing an opposite trend, people spent less budget on groceries and clothing throughout the period. Food, despite having the biggest share in 1920, started to drop consistently, from 41% to just 19% in over 60 years. Additionally, clothing also declined, with a smaller extent, consistently, accounting for 17% at the starting point before dropping down to only 5%.
Regarding to the last two categories, the figure of healthcare experienced a rising pattern in the first 4 decades and peaking at 6% in 1960 before dropping down to its initial share and leveling off for the rest of the examined period. In addition, the other accounted for 9% in 1920 and surged to 13% in 1950. The figure for the unnamed category, however, hovered around 13% to 14% until finished at 14% in 1980.
