The line graph illustrates the proportion of total expenditure in a certain European country between 1960 and 2000.

The chart shows six different spending categories in a European country from 1960 to 2000.

Overall

, it can be seen that there was a downward trend among four types of spending (food, leisure, clothing and fuel/energy). The transport category was the only figure that increased steadily over the years.

To begin

, in 1960, food was the highest proportion among all the categories, standing at approximately 34%. The figures fell around half over the period of time, at 15%.

Similarly

, there was a steady decrease in the figures for leisure and clothing, starting at 20% and 10% respectively and falling

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its lowest point

at the end

of the year, 10% and 5% respectively. Fuel/energy consumption remained the lowest proportion throughout the years which experienced a slight downfall, from over 5% to almost 3%. In regard to the remaining expenditure category, transport experienced a gradual growth over the 40-year period. At the beginning of the year, the proportion stood at nearly 10% and reached its peak at nearly 15% in the year 2000.