the charts shows the expenditure of 2 countries on consumer goods in 2010

The bar chart illustrates how much consumers in

France

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and the

UK

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spent on five categories of goods in 2010, with figures given in pounds sterling.

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, the

UK

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recorded higher expenditure than

France

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in four out of the five categories, most notably on books and cameras,

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France

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spent more only on perfume. In both countries, cars accounted for the greatest proportion of consumer spending. Looking first at car purchases, spending was high in both nations. British consumers spent approximately £450,000,

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the figure for

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was slightly lower at around £400,000. A similar level of expenditure is observed for computers,

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marginally outspent the

UK

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, at roughly £380,000 compared with £350,000.

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, the

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spent considerably more on books, with expenditure reaching about £400,000, exceeding

France

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’s total of around £300,000. An even larger gap can be seen in camera sales, where British spending stood at approximately £350,000, more than double the French figure of about £150,000.

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, perfume was the only category in which

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led, spending close to £200,000,

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the

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allocated a lower amount of roughly £150,000.