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.

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weekly expenditure which families in one country spent on 8 categories in 1968 and 2018.

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, the figures for food, clothing and footwear, and personal goods showed downward trends,

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upward trends were that of housing, leisure and transport. In detail, the highest figure was the food category at 35% in 1968, which was a half decrease to around 17% in 2018.

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, the figure for leisure was at about 9% in 1968, increasing to around 23% over the next 50 years.

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, 10% of income was spent on housing in 1968, which was growing to around 19% in 2018. In terms of the figures for fuel and power, clothing and footwear, and personal goods were at around 6%, 10%, and 8% in 1968 each. Those categories decreased by about 4%, 5%, and 4% each.

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, about 8% of expenditure was used by transport, which increased by approximately 6% in 2018. Interestingly, the percentage of household goods was

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changed, which continued at around 8% in 1968 and 2018.