The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent

on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in

consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information
shown below.
» You should write at least 150 words.
Expenditure (Pence per person per week) on fast foods, by income
groups, UK 1990

Consumption of fast food per person in gram (1970-1990)

The bar chart compares the weekly expenditures of the British on three fast
food items in 1990 while the line graph shows the consumption of these items
from 1970 to 1990. Overall, expenditures on fast foods varied depending on
people’s income class. Moreover, 'fish & chips' was the most consumed item
in the 70s, but in the later decades, consumption of hamburgers increased
remarkably - exceeding the consumption of the other two items.

According to the bar graph, high-income class people spent more money on
hamburgers (well over 40 pence per person) than on fish & chips and pizza.
On the other hand, the average income group spent more on hamburgers but
their spending on fish and chips (25 pence) was more than the other two
income groups. Finally, the low-income class spent comparatively less on fast
food, and fish & chips cost them the most (about 17 pence).

Turning to the line graph, initially, the consumption of fish & chips in Britain
was the highest (300 gm/ person) in 1970. However, an average person
consumed only about 80 grams of hamburgers and pizza in that year. Over
time, fish & chips consumption declined and hamburgers became the most
consumed item in 1990, increasing almost fivefold (500 grams per person) by
the end of the period.