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 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.
In contrast
to that, in 2018 leisure activities were the most important and buying personal goods
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the bottom.
Although
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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of consumer behaviour regarding weekly spending. Noticeably, the clearest shift has happened away from dining towards leisure activities.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • compare
  • spending patterns
  • allocated
  • weekly income
  • significant changes
  • essential items
  • food
  • housing
  • clothing
  • leisure
  • communication
  • increase
  • decrease
  • twofold rise
  • substantial increase
  • quadrupling
  • declined
  • food and drink
  • slight increase
  • prioritizing
  • necessities
  • transitioned
  • portio
  • non-essential items
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