The line graph shows the percentage of spending in a European country from 1960 to 2000.

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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
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, it can be seen that food
initially
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accounted for the largest portion of spending compared to other categories. In general, almost all categories saw a significant decline over the period.
In contrast
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, 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,
this
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figure experienced a
dramatic
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continuous downward trajectory, dropping to 14% in 2000. Following a similar trend, the proportion of
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expenditure
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.
On the other hand
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, transport experienced a gradual increase, ending at 15% in 2000.

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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 3 times.
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