The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in the UK between 1971 and 2001. Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data.

The bar chart illustrates changes in the spending habits of people in the UK for the past 30 years. In 1971, the most of expenses were

petrol

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and furniture,

however

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of

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petrol

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and furniture diminished

almost

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a quarter in 2001. To compare the expenditure on restaurants between 1971 and 2001, it reduced by 11%,

nonetheless

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, the spending on

foods

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food

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was 14% in 2001, people in the UK spend 28% of their spending on eating. There were four projects not changed from 1971 to 2001,

petrol

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, computers, furniture and restaurants.

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, foods, books and cars were new items in 2001.

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, people spend more money on computers in the past 30 years. The spending on books was 1% in 2001 and there was 0% in 1971. In conclusion, even though the spending on

petrol

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were

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decreased in 2001,

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, the expenditure on cars and

petrol

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were

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was

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51%, it was half of the total spending in 2001.