The given table compares the proportion of monthly spending in two years, 1991 and 2004 in a common Australian family.
Overall
, the total expenditure of families in Australia mostly increased after ten years, except for the figures for transportation. The Australian family spent the highest percentage of their budget on the consumption of food, commodity bills and other services.
In 1991, other goods and services cost the people 250 Linking Words
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(Australian Dollar), followed by 155 Use synonyms
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,75 Use synonyms
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and 95 Use synonyms
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in food, utility bills and housing respectively. The lowest figure was recorded in the clothing sector. After 10 years, the price of daily goods climbed by 10 to 50 Use synonyms
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.
Regarding the data for 2001, regular goods and a variety of services prices increased and created the most value. Use synonyms
Similarly
, the proportion of expenditure on food, electricity and water bills and housing increased slightly, but the opposite was true for clothing and transportation whose figures decreased by about 20 to 25 Linking Words
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over the period.Use synonyms
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