The charts below show the proportion of people's spending on different commodities and services in a particular European country in 1958 and in 2008.

The provided two charts illustrate how the percentage of people

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their various commodities and

services

in a specific European country between 1958 and 2008. The goods and

services

are categorized as housing, food, clothing, travel or transport, entertainment, and luxury goods.

Overall

, lavish items and housing were the biggest increase percentage and food was the biggest decline percentage in the given period.

To begin

with, the ratio of people spent on lavish things, housing, and tour or conveyance experienced an upward trend from 1958 to 2008. The ratio of lavish items increased from 22% to 32%, making it the top position compared to other categories. It was followed by clothing, which was 17%.

Finally

, tour or conveyance

services

had the lowest increase, around double the previous years, namely 17%.

In contrast

,

Firstly

, the ratio of how people spend their food, clothing, and leisure spaces had a downward trend. Nearly doubling to less than 6% occurred in entertainment

services

during the same timeframe, making it the lowest position among other categories.

However

, foodstuffs

also

witnessed a decline from 32% to 12%.

Lastly

, clothing items had the lowest decrease, only 2% from 18%.