The pie charts compare five categories of
household
expenditure in the Use synonyms
UK
and New Use synonyms
Zealand
in the years 1980 and 2008. It is noticeable that the proportion of spending on food and drink fell in Use synonyms
both
countries over the Use synonyms
28- year
period, Correct your spelling
28-year
while
spending on utility bills rose. Linking Words
Also
, Linking Words
UK
residents spent a significantly larger percentage of their Use synonyms
household
budgets on leisure than their New Use synonyms
Zealand
counterparts. In 1980, 29% of Use synonyms
an
average New Correct article usage
the
Zealand
Use synonyms
household
budget went on food and drink, Use synonyms
while
the equivalent figure for a Linking Words
UK
home was 23%. By 2008, expenditure on food and drink had fallen by 4% in New Use synonyms
Zealand
, and by a full 10% in the Use synonyms
UK
. Use synonyms
By contrast
, Linking Words
both
countries saw an increase in expenditure on utility bills for the average home, from 27% to 31% in New Use synonyms
Zealand
and from 26% to 28% in the Use synonyms
UK
. Leisure activities accounted for the highest proportion of Use synonyms
UK
Use synonyms
household
spending in Use synonyms
both
years, but only the third highest proportion in New Use synonyms
Zealand
. In fact, in 2008, New Zealanders spent only half as much in relative terms on recreation (17%) as Use synonyms
UK
residents (34%). In Use synonyms
both
countries, transport costs and other costs took roughly 15% and 10% of Use synonyms
household
budgets respectively.Use synonyms
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