The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in a country in 1950 and 2010.

The given charts indicate the comparison of

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expenses

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various categories, over six decades between 1950 and 1987.

Overall

, housing and

food

accounted for the largest proportion in 1950 and 2010 respectively.

Additionally

, there was a reduction in the

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of money citizens spent on housing and education,

whereas

food

, health care, transportation and other expenditures experienced an increase over the period in question. In 1950, housing was the primary source of

expenses

, at 72,1%;

however

, its number decreased remarkably by 50,1% to only 22% which was the second highest in the year 2010.

In addition

,

expenses

on education

also

decreased to 6,3%. Meanwhile, during the period of 60 years, the figures for

food

and other expenditures increased considerably to 34% and 19,2% respectively, which made

food

the most spent category in 2010.

Moreover

, transportation witnessed

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significant growth from 3,3% to 14% and became the 4th position in

expenses

.

Additionally

, expenditures on health care practically doubled over the whole period from just 2,4% to 4,5%.