The bar chart depicts household expenditure on five categories in the United States over two years, namely 2010 and 2014.
Overall, it is evident that all categories experienced an upward trend, except for books and clothes. Moreover, American households allocated the highest amount of money to food, while books had the lowest expenditure.
ooking at the chart for detail, in 2010, Americans spent significantly more on food, at around $3,700, than on smartphones, at $2,000. By 2014, spending on food peaked at approximately $4,400, and smartphones witnessed a significant increase, reaching second place with a figure of $2,700. In contrast, toiletries registered a modest growth, rising from approximately $1,800 to only $2,000 over the same period.
In terms of the remaining categories, households in the US spent the second-highest amount of money on clothes, at around $2,000 in 2010, compared to only $1,000 spent on books. Although expenditure on clothes remained relatively constant, books witnessed a steep decline to $500 in 2014.
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