The chart shows the initial estimate of costs and the actual costs for the Summer Olympics from 1976 to 2012.

The bar chart compares the initial estimated costs and the actual expenditures for the Summer Olympics held between 1976 and 2012. The figures are shown in billions of US dollars. Overall, it is clear that actual spending was higher than the original estimates in almost every Olympic Games. In addition, the overspending became especially dramatic […]