The given pie charts compare the expenses in 7 different categories in 1966 and 1996 by American Citizens.Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below

The pie charts compare the

expenditure

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of US residents in two different years in seven categories namely

food

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,

cars

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, petrol, restaurants, furniture, computers and books.

Food

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and

cars

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made up the two biggest items of

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in both years. Together they comprised over half of

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the household

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spending.

Food

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accounted for 44% of spending in 1966, but

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dropped by two-thirds to 14% in 1996.

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, the outlay on

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doubled, rising from 23% in 1966 to 45% in 1996. Other areas changed significantly. Spending on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14%. The proportion of salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 1% in 1996 to 10% in 1996.

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, as computer

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rose, the percentage of outlay on books plunged from 6% to 1%. Some areas remained relatively unchanged. Americans spent approximately the same amount of salary on petrol and furniture in both years. In conclusion, increased amounts spent on

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,

computer

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computers

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, and eating out were made up for by drops in

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on

food

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and books.