The chart below shows the expenditure on three categories among different age groups of UK citizens in 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information on how British people spent their money based on their age in the year 2004.

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, the older generation spent more on food and drink,

in contrast

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, the younger generation preferred to spend more on restaurants and hotels.

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looking at the graph, the food and drink category showed an increasing popularity as they get older. The lowest spent was by the under 30 group, at just above 5%,

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the 76+-year-olds paid almost 4 times more at around 23%, which was the highest value compared to others.

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, the trends for the other two expenditures were fluctuating.

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, based on the chart, the popularity of restaurants and hotels was declining as they aged, which started at just under 15% for the youngest people.

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,

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value was dropping to its lowest level at around 2% for the 61-75-year-olds before soaring to approximately 13% for the 76+ group.

Secondly

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, the demand for entertainment, which started with a slow rise at approximately 6% by the under-30 groups, showed a big jump from about 14% by the 46-60 group to 23% by the 61-75-year-olds.

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, it had a massive fall to about 13% by the 76+-year-olds.