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 spent on housing, while health, education, and communication receive the lowest proportion of expenditure.
In terms of housing, 27% money spent on it by household, and transport comes second at 14%, while recreation climbed up 12%. Moreover, spending on food also substantial at 11%, slightly higher than that on restaurants and hotels, other goods and services both are 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 makes up 2.5%.
