The bar chart compares how five different
age
groups in the UK spent their money across three categories—food and drink, restaurants and hotels, and entertainment—in the year 2004.
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Overall
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it is clear that
as people got older, they tended to spend more on food and drink. Linking Words
Conversely
, spending on restaurants and hotels was generally higher among younger Linking Words
age
groups, Use synonyms
while
entertainment spending saw a significant peak in the 61-75 Linking Words
age
bracket.
Regarding food and drink, Use synonyms
this
category showed a consistent upward trend. The "Under 30" group spent the least, at just 6%. Linking Words
This
figure increased steadily with Linking Words
age
, nearly doubling to 13% for the 31-45 group and eventually reaching a peak of 23% for those aged 76 and over, making it their primary expense.
In terms of the other two categories, spending on restaurants and hotels started as the highest expenditure for the "Under 30s" at 14%. Use synonyms
However
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this
figure declined as Linking Words
age
increased, dropping to a low of only 2% for the 61-75 group before a small recovery to 7% for the oldest citizens. Entertainment spending followed a different pattern; it remained relatively low (between 7% and 14%) for most groups, but spiked dramatically to 23% for people aged 61 to 75, before falling back to 13% in the final Use synonyms
age
category.Use synonyms