The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided bar chart illustrates how households in one country, spent their income on eight aspects in two years(1968 and 2018).

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, the highest expenditure in 1968 was for food

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in 2018 its for leisure activities.

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, the lowest expenses were allocated for fuel and power in both years.

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, almost all the categories have experienced significant changes during the period. In terms of food, 35% of the weekly income was spent in 1968 and it dropped by approximately half in 2018.

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, clothing and footwear expenses were at 10% in 1968 and reduced by half by 2018.

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, the percentage of expenditures on fuel power and personal

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followed the same trend.

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, spending on household

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accounted for approximately 8% in both years.

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, housing costs increased significantly from 10% to just under 20% during the period.

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, transport expenses were around 8% in the year 1968, which was almost the same percentage that people spent on personal

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and household

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in 1968. Interestingly, people spent more than 20% on leisure activities in 2018 proving

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the most concerned activity in 2018, and the figure is higher than that of any other category.