The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

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The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

Given is the three pie charts providing yearly expenditure by a UK school in three separate years: 1981, 1991 and 2001.

At the first glance, it is the most noticeable that teacher’ salaries accounted by far the most proportion in total school spending in 3 years, namely 40%, 50% and 45%. In term of percentage, spending on other worker’ salaries came to second and this cost decreased from 28% in 1981 to 15% in 2001. Meanwhile, insurance expenditure just made up 2% in 1981 and 8% in 2001.

Two other annual expenditure included resources, furniture and equipment. It is also interesting to note that the total spending on these two areas always occupied nearly 30%. While the cost spent on resources drop in 2001, the cost spent on furniture and equipment rose sharply, with 23%.

Overall, while spending on other worker’ salaries and insurance showed a definite downward or upward trend, the proportion of other costs fluctuated through three years.

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it is the most noticeable
it is the most noticeable thing
it is most noticeable

teacher’ salaries accounted by far the most proportion
teacher’ salaries are accounted by far the most proportion

While the cost spent on resources drop in 2001
While the cost spent on resources dropped in 2001

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