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

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of households’ spending on 8 categories on a weekly basis in a nation between 1968 and 2018.

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, the consumption of food in 1968 accounted for the largest percentage.

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, there was a similar trend in household goods in both years. In 1968, 35% of residents spent their budget on food, after which

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figure dropped dramatically to nearly 17% in 2008.

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, housing witnessed a significant climb from 10% to about 18% between the two periods. The same trend can be seen when we look at leisure from some 8% to over one-fifth. Turning to the remaining sectors, spending on household goods, personal goods, and transport remained unchanged at about 7% in 1968,

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these figures saw some fluctuations in the next 40 years, from approximately 7% to nearly 15%. The trend in fuel and power was downward from around 6% to less than 5%.

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, clothing and footwear started at 10% before sharply declining to 5%.