The provided line chart illustrates the expenditure on five different categories in a European country between 1960 and 2000. The units are measured in percentages.
Overall
, it can be seen that food Linking Words
initially
accounted for the largest portion of spending compared to other categories. In general, almost all categories saw a significant decline over the period. Linking Words
In contrast
, transport consistently grew from 1960 to 2000.
In terms of the figure with a very sharp decline, food, the contribution of spending began at just over 30% in 1960. Over the next four decades, Linking Words
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figure experienced a Linking Words
dramatic
continuous downward trajectory, dropping to 14% in 2000. Following a similar trend, the proportion of Punctuation problem
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expendiure
on leisure started at 18% in 1960 and finished at just under 12% in 2000.
Meanwhile, the numbers for clothing, transport, and fuel/energy started at exactly 10%, approximately 9% and 6% in 1960, respectively. Over the subsequent 40 years, the figures for clothing and fuel/energy saw a slight decline, dropping to 5% for the former and roughly 2% for the latter. Correct your spelling
expenditure
On the other hand
, transport experienced a gradual increase, ending at 15% in 2000.Linking Words