The chart below gives information about how families on one country spent their weekly income 1968 and in 2018

The chart below gives information about how families on one country spent their weekly income 1968 and in 2018
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The bar chart illustrates data about average weekly expenditures on 8 various usages of families from their salaries in a certain country in 1968 and 2018. It is obvious that individuals tend to spend more money on food compared with other usages in 1968, which was at 35%,
whereas
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,
this
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number fell significantly to about 17% after four decades.
Thus
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, people's consumption of household
goods
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which were afforded by weekly income remained constant for 40 years at about 8%. Now, focus on the details, the expenditure on housing, transport, and free time increased noticeably more than before,
while
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the figures which represent grocery, electricity, and personal
goods
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increased. People's usage of transport doubled to roughly 14% from 7%.
On the contrary
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, the percentage of personal
goods
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and clothing and footwear usage decreased 2 times less to 4%.
Moreover
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, fuel and power usage declined slightly,
while
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leisure expenditure jumped more than two times from 9% to 22%.
To sum up
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, it is obvious that the spending on various factors changed considerably except for household
goods
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words goods with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Weekly income
  • Expenditure
  • Consumption patterns
  • Cost of living
  • Discretionary spending
  • Inflation
  • Economic indicators
  • Demographics
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Technology advancements
  • Government policies
  • Consumerism
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Fiscal habits
  • Budget allocation
  • Financial priorities
  • Societal trends
  • Purchasing power
  • Income distribution
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