The chart below shows the total amount of money (in billions) of household expenditure in the USA, divided into three categories, from 2000 to 2007.
The bar chart illustrates
the
information about the money spent by US residents on different types of household expenditure between 2000 and 2007.
It is apparent that the expenditure on groceries was the highest throughout the period, rising from 72 Correct article usage
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billion
US dollars in 2000 to just under 90 Use synonyms
billion
in 2003. After peaking at 90 Use synonyms
billion
the following year, Use synonyms
this
expense had fallen back to the 2000 figure by 2007.
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In addition
, spending on electricity rose steadily from 38 Linking Words
billion
to 61 Use synonyms
billion
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at the end
of the period given, though the growth slowed over the Linking Words
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two years. There was a dramatic increase in Linking Words
the
spending on the Internet from approximately 2 Correct article usage
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billion
to 46 Use synonyms
billion
. Use synonyms
This
rise was particularly noticeable between 2004 and 2007, and the spending on the Internet increased significantly to Linking Words
at
around 45 Change preposition
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billion
in 2007.
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Overall
, Linking Words
although
the expenditure on groceries was still the highest in 2007, the gap between the three categories had narrowed considerably over the second half of the period shown in question.Linking Words
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