The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The table chart shows the amount of household income that five countries in Europe spent per month on four items. The data has been calibrated in percentage.
Overall, all five countries spend the majority of their income on food and drink and housing. However, the expense was far less on clothing and entertainment.
It is clear from the chart, housing is the largest expenditure item for France, Germany and the UK, as all of them spend around one third of their income on this, at 30%, 33% and 37% respectively. In contrast, they spend around a quarter on food and drink. Surprisingly, this pattern is exactly the opposite of Turkey and Spain, which spend a fifth of their income on housing, but one-third on food and drink.
Furthermore, spending on clothing and entertainment are the two items which all five countries spend much less. Regarding clothes, France and Spain spend the least, at less than 10% on the other hand, the other three countries spend around the same amount ranging between 12% and 15%.Germany spends one fifth on entertainment , at 19%. Whereas, UK and Turkey spend approximately half of this amount.
The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an Australian family in 1991 and 2001
The table shows changes in the spending patterns of an average Australian household between 1999 and 2001. The data is calibrated in Australian Dollar per month.
Overall, the expenditure on food, electricity, housing and good/services showed more or less increase while clothing and transport decreased.
To begin with, the amount of monthly spending on electricity and water saw a dramatic increase over the ten year period from $75 to $120. While in terms of the expenditure on non-essential goods and services, the rising trend was less obvious with a minor increase of $20. At the same time, only five percent rise was seen in food and housing.
However, there was a decrease in expenditure on the other two items. Australians used to spend less than a third on clothing, which fell from $30 to $20. Similarly, the expenditure on transport dropped from $ 70 in 1991 to $ 45 in 2001.