The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books,
perfume and cameras) in France and the United Kingdom in 2010. Units are measured in pounds
sterling.
Overall, the UK spent more money on consumer goods than France in the period given. Both the
British and the French spent most of their money on cars, whereas the least amount of money was
spent on perfume in the UK compared to cameras in France. Furthermore , the most significant
difference in expenditure between the two countries was on cameras.
In terms of cars, people in the UK spent about 450,000 pounds sterling as opposed to the French
who spent 400,000 pounds sterling. Similarly, the British spent more money on books than the
French (around 400,000 pounds sterling and 300,000 pounds sterling respectively). In the UK,
expenditure on cameras (just over 350,000 pounds sterling) was over two times as much as that of
France which was only 150,000 pounds sterling.
On the other hand, the amount spent on the remaining goods was higher in France. Above 350,000
pounds sterling was spent by the French on computers which was slightly more than the British who
spent exactly 350,000 pounds sterling. Neither of the countries spent much on perfume accounted
for 200,000 pounds sterling of expenditure in France, but under 150,000 pounds sterling in the UK.