The chart shows the percentage of household expenditure on goods and services in a country from 1995 to 2005.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

A glance at the graph provided reveals the percentages of a family income dedicated to transportation, housing, food,

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and clothing in a given country during the period from 1995 to 2005. In general, it seems that food and housing consumed a higher proportion of income,

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less funds were spent on transportation,

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and clothing. It is evident from the information supplied that a huge amount of income was by far spent on food

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housing. From a peak at 39% in 1995, the money spent on eating and drinking dropped to 29% in 2002, prior to climbing to 34% in 2005.

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the dedicated budget to housing was 38% in 1995, it peaked at approximately 44% in 2000, before reaching 39% in 2005. In stark contrast,

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, the money spent on traffic,

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and clothing was too low.

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, the funds spent on

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and clothing experienced an upward trend, reaching from a negligible 9% in 1998 to about 24% in 2005. Meanwhile, it saw a downward trend in traffic, dropping from 23% in 1998 to 15% in 2005.