The pictures show information about average income and spending on food and clothes by an average family in a city in the UK.

The table and pie charts illustrate the average family

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and expenditure on

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and

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in a UK city across two different years, 2010 and 2013. In 2010, the average

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of a family was £29,000, which decreased to £25,000 by 2013. Despite

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drop in

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, spending on

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and

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rose from £14,000 to £15,000 in the same period. The 2010 pie chart shows that the largest expenditure was on meat and fish, constituting 29% of the spending, followed by other

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items at 26%. Dairy products and fruit and vegetables were less significant, comprising 18% and 15%, respectively,

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clothing expenses accounted for 12% of the budget. By 2013, spending patterns shifted slightly. Expenditure on meat and fish remained the highest at 30%, and there was an increase in the proportion spent on

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, up to 16%. The percentage spent on other

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decreased to 23%,

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fruit and vegetables accounted for 13%, and dairy product expenses dropped to 18%.

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, the family's

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decreased over the three-year period, but their spending on

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and

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increased, with the most significant proportion of their expenses consistently devoted to meat and fish. The increased spending on

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in 2013, despite reduced

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noteworthy.