The pie charts below show how general household costs were broken down in a certain city in both 2017 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie graphs show the breakdown of general costs for households in a particular city in both 2017 and 2018.

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the costs for rent or house purchasing and schooling decreased over the period, the money spent on entertainment and groceries increased. The exception was household bills, which remained the same. The

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of renting or purchasing a house fell significantly from 32% in 2017 to 25% in 2018,

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it remained the biggest

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during both years.

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, there was a decline in the

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of schooling, which was 22% in 2017 but declined by 4% to 18% a year later.

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, in 2018 the

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of entertainment was one and a half times more than it was in 2017, rising from 10% to 15%. Grocery costs

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saw significant growth from 18% in 2017 to 24% in 2018.

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, the

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of household utilities did not decrease and

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remained stable at 18% in both years