The chart shows the expendeture of two countries on consumer goods in 2010

The chart illustrates the amount of

money

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spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and

cameras

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) in

France

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and the

UK

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in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.

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, the

UK

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spent more

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on consumer goods than

France

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in the period given. Both the British and the French spent most of their

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on cars

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the least amount of

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was spent on perfume in the

UK

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compared to

cameras

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in

France

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.

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, the most significant difference in

expenditure

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between the two countries was on

cameras

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. In terms of cars, people in the

UK

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spent about £450,000 on

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as opposed to the French at £400,000.

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, the British

expenditure

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was higher on books than the French (around £400,000 and £300,000 respectively). In the

UK

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,

expenditure

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on

cameras

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(just over £350,000) was over double that of

France

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, which was only £150,000.

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, the amount of

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paid out on the remaining goods was higher in

France

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. Above £350,000 was spent by the French on computers which

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slightly more than the British who spent exactly £350,000. Neither of the countries spent much on perfume which accounted for £200,000 of

expenditure

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in

France

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but under £150,000 in the

UK

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.