Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The line graph below shows the percentage of spending in Turkey, from 1960 to 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The given line chart depicts the proportion of spending in Turkey through four periods, from 1960 to 2000.

Overall, food consistenly dominated total spending from 1960 to 2000, compared to other categories, while energy was a product with a low consumption. In contrast, other minor categories like clothes and transportation maintained a minimum level through 40 years.

Food accounted for the largest share with a starting at 35%, but it produced steadily throughout the period until 2000, when it reached only 15%, a drop of 20 points. Clothing followed an opposite trend, rising from a low of 9% to overtake food and finished the highest of all categories, when it experienced around 23%.

Leisure spending started at 20% and in the balance of decreased through four decades until it only influenced about 16%. Similarly, transport held a relatively stable share of 8-10% between 1960 to 1990, with an ended at around 7%.

Energy accounted consistently from 1-5% throughout four decades.