The table chart illustrates the proportion of consumer expenditure distributed across twelve categories in the UK.
Overall, it is clear that the highest amount of money is spent on housing, while health, education, and communication receives the lowest proportion of expenditure.
In terms of housing, 27% of money is spent on it by households, and transport comes second at 14%, while recreation climbed up to 12%. Moreover, spending on food is also substantial at 11%, slightly higher than that on restaurants and hotels, other goods and services are both around 8% respectively. Additionally, 7% is spent on household goods and services.
On the other hand, spending on clothing and footwear stands at 5%, whereas communications accounted for just 3%. Education and health are among the least prioritized categories, with only 2% and 1% of the total expenditure respectively. Finally, other unspecified expenses make up 2.5%.
