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 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given pie charts illustrate the percentage of personal expenditures in an accurate country in Europe, divided into different categories over a period of 50 years, in 1958 and 2008.

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it is clear that

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during the period, there are significant changes in customers’ demands for commodities and services.

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caterings were vital in 1958, the trend seemingly reversed till 2008, as more and more housing and luxury goods were sold to gratify the masses’ needs. As is represented, in 1958, people spent the largest proportion of their expenditures on food, at 32%. The second-highest ratio belonged to spending on housing, at approximately 22%. Other categories

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as clothing and

entertainment

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remained at a moderate percentage, specifically 18% of the community’s spending was used for clothing, and 13% for

entertainment

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. In 2008, people’s spending in all aspects had particular changes. The need for housing, travelling and luxury items dramatically rose over time.

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, houses and transportation demands each accounted for 32% and 17%, much more significantly contrary to results in 1958. Noticeably, there were fewer and fewer people spent on food and

entertainment

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, as the ratio of catering and

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sharply declined to 12% and 6% respectively. Interestingly, the expenditure on clothing didn’t change much during the period of 50 years, remaining at 16% to 18%.