The Consumer Dollar

[Nancy0923]

The Consumer Dollar


The pie chart illustrates how Americans spent their money. Overall, the biggest areas of expenditure were on food, housing and household operations, taking up over half on the total expenses.
The highest percentage was spent on food, drink and tobacco, accounting for twenty-three percent of the whole spending. Coming next in row were housing and household outlays: fifteen percent each, and followed by thirteen percent on transportation. Medical care comprised almost one-tenth of spending, which was slightly more than what was spent on clothes and jewelry, at eight percent, and recreation, at seven percent.
The remaining categories were responsible for merely ten percent in total. While five percent went to personal business, and another two percent for education, comparatively meager expenditures of one percent each were on personal care, foreign travel, and religious and welfare activities.
To sum up, nondurable goods covered nearly a quarter of the entire spending, while durable goods including housing and household appliances consisted of almost a third of the total expenditure.

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[Kitosdad]

The Consumer Dollar


The pie chart illustrates how Americans spent their money. Overall, the biggest areas of expenditure were on food, housing and household operations, WHICH TOOK up over half on the total expenses.
The highest percentage was spent on food, drink and tobacco, accounting for twenty-three percent of the whole SUM. Coming next in row were housing and household outlays: fifteen percent each, and followed by thirteen percent on transportation. Medical care /comprised/ACCOUNTED FOR/ almost one-tenth of spending, which was slightly more than what was spent on clothes and jewelry, at eight percent, and recreation, at seven percent.
The remaining categories were responsible for merely ten percent in total. While five percent went ON personal business, and another two percent for education, comparatively MEAGRE expenditures of one percent each were on personal care, foreign travel, and religious and welfare activities.
To sum up, non-durable goods covered nearly a quarter of the entire spending, while durable goods including housing and household appliances /consisted of/ACCOUNTED FOR almost a third of the total expenditure.
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Good morning Nancy. That was a great improvement on your last effort.

Kitos. 9/10
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