the pie chart below show household spending pattern between two countries in 1980 and 2008.

The four pie charts compare how households in the UK and New Zealand distributed their expenditure across five categories in 1980 and 2008.

Overall

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leisure

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accounted for the largest proportion of household spending in the UK,

while

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food

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and drink

initially

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dominated in New Zealand before being overtaken by

utility

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bills

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. In both countries, spending on utilities and other expenses increased,

whereas

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transport experienced a slight decline. In 1980, British households allocated 27% of their budgets to

leisure

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, followed closely by

utility

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bills

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at 26% and

food

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and drink at 23%. By 2008,

leisure

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had risen considerably to 34%, becoming even more dominant.

Utility

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bills

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also

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increased slightly to 28%,

while

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food

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expenditure dropped significantly to 13%.

In contrast

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, New Zealand households spent the largest share on

food

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and drink in 1980, at 29%, compared with 27% on utilities. By 2008,

utility

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bills

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had climbed to 31%, overtaking

food

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, which fell to 25%. Meanwhile,

leisure

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spending decreased marginally from 18% to 17%, and transport declined by one percentage point in both countries.