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　　Statistics in People's Daily Expenses in Xi'an

　　范文

　　What is shown in the table above indicates that dramatic changes have taken lace in the people's daily expenses in Xi'an from 1995 to 1999. The expenses on food have declined by 30% while those on clothing and recreation have increased respectivily by 9% and 7%. The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but closely related to one another.

　　There are two factors accounting for these changes. Development in economy is an essential one in the five years. The increased income resulting from economic growth plays an important part in the less expense on food. Hence, a small percentage of total income is enough to cover food expense. Another one is the changes in life style. When foods presents no worry to the average, people begin to focus more of interest on handsome appearance and happy leisure time. As a result of such a shift, spending on clothing and recreation increased year after year.

　　From the analyses made above, we may come to the conclusion that people's living standards in Xi'an have been constantly improved between 1995 and 1999. With the further growth in economy and more changes in life style, the tendency indicated in the table will continue in the table will continue in the better direction.

　　译文：

　　上表中显示的数据表明，从1995年到1999年，西安人的日常支出发生了很大变化。食物支出下降了30%，服装和娱乐支出分别上升了9%和7%。上下波动的数据似乎独立存在，但是相互之间却紧密联系。

　　造成这些变化的因素有两个。这五年中的经济发展是一个不可或缺的原因。经济发展带来的收入增长，对食物支出的减少起到了很大的作用。因此，工资总额的一小部分足以支付食物的费用。另一个因素是生活方式的改变。当普通人不再担心食物时，人们开始把更多的兴趣集中到漂亮的外貌和快乐的休闲时间。这种转变的结果是服装和娱乐的支出逐年提高。

　　根据上面所做的分析，我们可以得出这样的结论：西安人的生活水平在1995年和1999年期间一直在改善。随着经济的进一步增长和生活方式的更多改变，表中显示的趋势将继续向好的方向发展。