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.
This
bar chart compares the figures for the amount of money, which was spent by people, in 1968 and 2008 in one country.
The most significant decline for these two years
shows the percentage of food. It was around 35% in 1968 and dramatically dropped to about 15%. In contrast
, the amount of the
income for leisure and housing rose from a little less than 9% to more than 20% and from 10% to almost 18% respectively. The figures for transport Correct article usage
apply
also
demonstrate a slight increase of 10% for the period in question.
Some other areas of life saw a decline during these two years
. Besides
the food percentage of the daily incomes for fuel and power, clothing and footwear and personal goods show slight decreases too. Only spendings on household goods remained stable in the shown years
.
Overall
, percentages of spending on food and leisure demonstrate the most remarkable changes. Although
almost all categories show changes, household goods stayed on the same level in these two years
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