The charts below show US spending patterns between 1966 and 1996. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The pie charts provide information on

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expense breakdown in two separate years(1966, and 1996). On the whole, the largest expenditure shifted from

food

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to cars during the period. Looking at the data from 1966, people used to pay 44

percent

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per cent

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of their money on

food

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. The car expenditure followed

food

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by spending 23

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of the total that year. The rest consists of petrol, restaurant, furniture, books, and computers, respectively 9%,7%,10%, and 6%. Turning to the data from 1996, the preference has shifted.

Food

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expenses dramatically dropped to 14%,

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restaurant expenditures doubled. There was a significant increase in car spending to 45%, interestingly, the petrol expense decreased by 1%.

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, American people began spending six

percent

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per cent

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of their money on computers

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of books.

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, American people have changed their spending from

food

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to cars and restaurants.