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The bar chart depicts the variations in average monthly expenditure of British citizens per month among five categories between 1990 and 2010. Overall, while the amount that British people allocated to household utility costs, travelling, food shopping and rent saw an upward trend, that of the expenditure spent on entertaining themselves experienced a steady decrease. It is noteworthy that the average spent per month on paying the rent remained always the highest. Regarding the increasing trends, the expenditure that Britons spent on utility services witnessed a remarkable surge from approximately 80 pounds to around 130 pounds from 1990 to 2010. Additionally, there was a moderate growth in the sum on transportation from around 180 pounds to 250 pounds, making it the second highest expenditure category. In 1990, rent expenditure stood at approximately 400 pounds, which then soared considerably over the next twenty years to peak at 580 pounds in 2010 and was consistently the dominant category. Furthermore, the figure for groceries experienced a mild decline from around 220 pounds to nearly 280 pounds in the same period. Concerning the downward trend, there was a slight decrease in the average monthly allocation to entertainment, which dropped from around 100 pounds to approximately 80 pounds, reflecting reduced interest in Britain and which represented the lowest expenditure.