The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in 4 countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2005, 2005
The chart illustrates how governments in four countries invested in the
transport
infrastructure from 1990 to 2005.
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Overall
, there was a decline in the proportion of government spending on roads and Linking Words
transport
in Italy, Portugal and the UK, Use synonyms
while
a rise was seen in the USA. Linking Words
In addition
, Portugal generally had the highest figures throughout the period.
The share of the government's budget spent on roads and Linking Words
transport
in Portugal started at about 27%, after which it saw a progressive decrease to exactly 20% in 2005. Use synonyms
Conversely
, the figure for the USA rose from just over 10% in 1990 to 15% in 2005, despite a small fall in the first 5 years.
Approximately 22% of the Italian national budget was spent on the Linking Words
transport
infrastructure with subsequent fluctuations and a final decline from around 24% to about 19% in 2005. Use synonyms
Similarly
, the figure for the UK fluctuated in the range from 9% to 10% between 1990 to 2000, before ending the period at around 7%.Linking Words
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