The line graph illustrates how much money British consumers spent on average on groceries, beauty products, books and newspapers yearly between 2000 and 2020.
Overall, the spending on groceries and books was noticeably higher in the beginning of the period.However, while spending on books and newspapers declined over time, spending on beauty products increased steadily by the end of the period.
Initially, average spending on groceries rose slightly above 150 £from 2000 to 2010, after which it declined 2010 to nearly 130 £ by 2020. Regarding books and newspapers, the expenditure began at around 100 £ in 2000 and remained unchanged until 2005. Then it decreased gradually hitting below 30 £.
Spending on beauty products was lower in 2000, beauty products were not as relevant as groceries and books. The spending on these products was just under 70 pounds. Despite this, from 2005 the level began increasing sharply and reached a peak over 200 pound in 2020, whereas expenditure for groceries, books and newspapers hit a low under 30 pounds and nearly 140 pounds, respectively.