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The bar chart compares weekly expenditure of the British income groups on three fast food items while the line graphs illustrates the consumption of these fast foods from 1970 to 1990. Overall, the high-income class spent more on fast food than the low-income class and the most consumed junk food is hamburgers over the period.

According to the bar graph, the high-income class spent more money on the hamburger (more than 40 pence per person) than other junk food types. Expenditures on this food item are much higher than other fast food types. The average income class spent most of their money on hamburgers. They spent 25 pence per person. In this case, high and average income classes preferred to spend their money in a similar way. Finally, the low-income class preferred a different way to spend their money. They spent their money on fish and chips, approximately 18 pence per person. They spent the least amount on purchasing pizza ( Around 7 pence ).

On the other hand, the line graph illustrates that British people consumed hamburgers more than other types of junk food. Initially, fish and chips consumption was the highest one (300 grammes) while the consumption of pizza and hamburgers was almost 100 grammes.

Subsequently, the consumption of hamburger increased quickly while that of fish and chips declined. The line graph illustrates that in these days, hamburger is the most popular junk food in Britain (over 500 grammes).