The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in 1991 and 2001.
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 AUD
(Australian Dollar), followed by 155 AUD
,75 AUD
and 95 AUD
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 AUD
.
Regarding the data for 2001, regular goods and a variety of services prices increased and created the most value. 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 AUD
over the period.Submitted by RANA
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