The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in 1991 and 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The supplied data illustrates the spending of ordinary Australian households in the period of 10

years

.

Overall

, it can be seen that the “Other goods and services” trend requires the most part of the money, meanwhile “clothing” needs the least amount.

Moreover

, in 2001 the Australian family’s total expenditure was much higher than 10

years

ago. For the whole time period the difference between 1991 and 2001 in of consumption foods and housing patterns is minor, namely an increase of 5

dollars

in both tendencies. The opposite situation is noticeable in the usage of transport and clothing. Families spent 70

dollars

per month,

however

in 2001 the cost decreased to 45,

whereas

clothing dropped from 30 to 20

dollars

. In other trends the distinction was considerable. The expenditure on electricity and water was only 75

dollars

in 1991, but after a decade the price increased by 45

dollars

. The worth of the biggest pattern “non-essential goods and services” was 250

dollars

, in 10

years

it altered its cost to 270. The total prices in two

years

had significant distinction, exactly 675

dollars

per month in 1991 and 715

dollars

in 2001.