The bar graph provides data in terms of yearly expenditure on clothes for each person in the USA between 1985 and 2005.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the amount of money spent on both girls’ and women’s clothes increased throughout the period, whereas the figures for men’s outfits experienced fluctuation. Notably, the amount of money spent on boys’ outfits was the least among others and leveled off towards the end of the period.
With regard to details, initially, the expenditures for boys’ and girls’ clothes was almost identical to each other at approximately 50 and 60 dollars per person, respectively. After a decade, the figures for both genders experienced a slight increase to around 65 and 75 dollars. In the final year, the figure for boys’ clothes remained unchanged, whereas the spending for girls’ outfits rose gradually, accounting for 110 dollars.
Next, looking at the expenditures for women’s and men’s clothing, at the beginning, the figures for women’s clothes were higher than men’s, constituting 450 dollars for the former and 250 for the latter. Ten years later, the expenses for men’s outfits increased sharply to 430 dollars, while the spending for women’s rose marginally to 470. Towards the end of the period, the expenditure for men’s clothes declined by 50 dollars, accounting for 400. However, the spending for women’s outfits grew substantially to 650 dollars in the final year.