The table below shows the mounthly 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.

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table illustrates several data points about the average

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living cost per month in 1991 and 2001.

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the data, generally,

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citizens in families had to

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more in 2001 compared with 1991, but there were two exceptions: clothing and transportation.

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the

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of utilities had increased from 1991 to 2001, the

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of buying clothes and transportation in the city had dropped. In 1991, an

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family had to pay $30 per month

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their clothes,

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this

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had experienced an unpredictable decrease by 2001. The same was true for the

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of transportation. The amount spent in 1991 was $70 monthly,

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it had decreased in 2001.

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, the total

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of utilities, food, housing, and other services for

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families had a noticeable rise

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.

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utility costs had the most significant increase from $75 to $120 during

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period, food prices and housing experienced a smaller increase, just $5 each, from $155 to $160 and from $95 to $100. Another significant rise was from $250 to $270 in other goods and services.