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 bar chart compares how families spend their weekly budget in 1968 and 2018 in percentages. The data is representative

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one nation. There has been a significant shift

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spending habits

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. In 1968, the majority valued groceries the most and petrol /power the least.

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to that, in 2018 leisure activities were the most important and buying personal goods

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the bottom.

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the other six categories showed only mild to moderate changes, two subcategories, transport and apparel, had visible reversals during the

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frames. To summarise, data from one country has been analysed

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the effect

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of consumer behaviour regarding weekly spending. Noticeably, the clearest shift has happened away from dining towards leisure activities.