The chart below shows the expenditure on three categories among different age groups of residents in the UK in 2004.

THE BAR GRAPH ILLUSTRATES THE TOTAL SPENDING ON THREE CATEGORIES BY BRITISH PEOPLE OF VARIOUS

AGE

GROUPS IN 2004.

OVERALL

, THE TOPMOST EXPENDITURE WAS OCCUPIED BY

FOOD

AND

DRINK

WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR HIGHER PERCENTAGES COMPARED WITH OTHER SECTIONS.

WHILE

ENTERTAINMENT WAS POPULAR AMONG THE 61-75

AGE

GROUP, INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE MORE THAN 76 TENDED TO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON

FOOD

AND

DRINK

.

FOOD

AND

DRINK

OCCUPIED THE SIGNIFICANT PARTS WHICH WERE TOPMOST IN THE 31-45, 46-60, AND 76+ AGES GROUP WITH AROUND 13%, 17%, AND 23% IN THE UK IN 2004.

IN ADDITION

, WITH THE INCREASES IN THE AGES,

FOOD

AND

DRINK

SURGED FROM ABOUT 6% TO 23% AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE UNDER 30 AND MORE THAN 76. REGARDING THE OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT SKYROCKETED FROM 6% TO 23% BETWEEN UNDER 30 AND 61-75

AGE

CLASSES;

HOWEVER

, IT DROPPED DRAMATICALLY BY 10% DURING THE

AGE

BETWEEN 61-75 AND 76.

FURTHERMORE

, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS WERE PREFERRED BY YOUNGER CITIZENS WHO

HAD AGES

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WERE

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UNDER 60. BY THE LIFETIME, THE DEMAND FOR RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS DECREASED AND HIT THE LOWEST POINT IN THE 61-75

AGE

GROUP.