The pie charts illustrate how British people spent their earnings in 1971 and 2001.
Overall
, in both years, individuals in the UK spent mostly on food and cars, and even though they didn't pay much on computers in 1971, in 2001, more money was spent on tech devices than on reading materials, furniture and petrol.
In 1971, a British person would pay 44% of their income on food, and 22% on vehicles. Linking Words
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, in 2001, it was the opposite, where the expenditure on automobiles surpassed the budget set for groceries, specifically, 43% was spent on cars, and 14% on food. Linking Words
Although
the money expended on gasoline had subsided by 2% over the years, that paid in restaurants increased in its percentage.
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Nevertheless
, there was a dramatic change in the habits of purchasing computing devices and books, as individuals went from paying 2% in 1971 on computers to 12% 2001. Linking Words
Whereas
, the books' share decreased sharply from 6% in 1971 to only 1% in the Linking Words
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year. Meanwhile, the amount spent on furniture fell by 1% over the years.Linking Words