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The line graph provides information about the fluctuation in percentage of taxation

and consumer credit from 1990 to 2010 while bar chart shows the purchasing
power of UK’s people including food, household appliances and clothing between
to decades
Overall, it can be observed that the rate of taxation is inversely proportional to the
availability of credit and the levels of consumer spending
The two figures show that there is a positive correlation between the availability of
cheap credit and levels of consumer spending. For instance, once the available
credit peaked at around 60 per cent in 2005, consumer spending in the United
Kingdom reached its maximum as well.
The two figures show that the rate of taxation correlates negatively with levels of
consumer spending. For example, the taxation surged peaked at around 10 per cent
in early 2000 and the amount of credit collected dipped leading to the lowest
consumer spending in the UK.
In general, according to the figures, the lower the income and the higher the tax
rate, the more people pay attention to buying food.

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