The graph show changes in spending habits of people in thw uk between 1971 and 2001.

The pie charts above demonstrate the changes in spending habits of UK residents from 1971 to 2001.

Overall

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, over the period, the leading sectors of

expenditure

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during the period were

Food

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, and

Cars

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,

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there was a role change in the leading position in 2001. Spending on

Cars

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, from the second position in 1971, became the highest figure in 2001

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the spending on

food

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took second place. Other than that, there were increments in most of the examined sectors. In general, there were significant changes in the UK people's spending habits. In 1971, the majority of spending was on

food

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, with a proportion of 44%, followed by

Cars

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and Petrol, at 22% and 10% respectively. The percentages of

expenditure

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for Restaurants, Furniture, and Books were respectively 9%, 7%, and 6%.

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the data, the UK people spent the least on Computers in the year, at 2%. In 2001, the proportion of car

expenditure

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rose sharply from 22% to 43% and accounted for the leading figure

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that for

Food

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experienced a dramatic fall of 30%, from 44% to 14%. There were moderate increases in the proportion of

expenditure

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for Restaurants, and Computers, at 14% and 12% respectively. Weak decreases were seen in the figures for Petrol, and Furnitures, by 1% to 2%, and the lowest

expenditure

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was for Books at 1%. In conclusion, the spending majorities were on

Food

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and

Cars

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,

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, there were

also

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slight changes in each sector.