The graph below gives information about how much people in the United States and the United Kingdom spend on petrol. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph shows the percentage of household

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that people spend on petrol in the United States and the United Kingdom across

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groups.

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, in the US

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households have a larger

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of

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spent on fuel, and

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falls as

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rises. In the

UK

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UK,

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the

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rises with

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and

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slips slightly for the richest group. The two lines become similar around the middle-

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group, after which the UK overtakes the US. In the United States, the poorest households spend about 4%, and the

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peaks at just over 5% in the next (lower-

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) group. After that, it declines steadily, reaching around 3 to4% for middle-

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households and about 2.5% for the richest. In the United Kingdom, the

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starts at below 1% for the poorest. It

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climbs through the middle groups to about 4%, where it levels off, before a slight dip for the richest to the mid-3% range.