The given pie charts compare the expenses in 7 different categories in 1966 and 1996 by American Citizens. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts illustrate the comparison of the expenditure of the US citizens on 7 different categories in the two given years, 1966 and 1996.

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, the American people were more likely to spend on cars, computers and going to restaurants over the period,

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they became less interested to purchase on food, furniture and books. The proportion of money used on petrol remained unchanged. In 1966, money spent on food made up over two-fifths of the total expenses. It was the highest at that time, but dropped significantly to 14% after 30 years. Buying furniture

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comprised 10% of the total share in the first year,

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decreased by 2% in the second

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year. Over the period,

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people

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to buy books, from 6% to 1%.

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, buying cars became more popular in the US, starting off at 23% and reaching 45% in 1996, almost half of the total.

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, there were noticeable rises in restaurants and computers, which were

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7% and 1% respectively, and climbed to 14% and 10% over a 30-year period. The consumer spending on petrol stayed stable at 8% in both years.