The charts below show the proportion of people’s total spending in a particular European country was spent on different commodities and services in 1958 and in 2008.

The charts below show the proportion of people’s total spending in a particular European country was spent on different commodities and services in 1958 and in 2008.
The two pie charts display the percentage of money spent on numerous commodities and services by one European country's citizens in two different years (1958 and 2008).
Overall
, it can be clearly observed that the most significant expenditures took place in the food sphere in the former stage and in the housing niche, which comprised 32 per
cent
in the latter year. The given information indicates the decline in the food sector, accounting for 32 per
cent
in 1958 and only 12 per
cent
by 2008.
In contrast
, the housing sphere witnesses an evident increase in people's expenditure, constituting 22 per
cent
in the first presented year and 32 per
cent
in the
last
one.
Moreover
, with an obvious growth in percentage are seen luxury brands, receiving 7 per
cent
in the first moment and approximately a triple in the following period. As for travelling, clothing and entertainment, there are unnoticeable changes,
although
the contrary is true for transport service, with a climb of 10 per
cent
throughout the period. The contrary happens with entertainment, which loses a revenue of 7 per
cent
between 1958 and 2008.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportion
  • expenditure
  • commodities
  • services
  • necessities
  • luxury goods
  • trends
  • significant changes
  • expenditure
  • housing and utilities
  • summarize
  • highlight
  • primary trends
  • fifty-year period
  • economic growth
  • technological advancements
  • societal values
  • analyze
  • observe
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