The chart below gives information about hoe families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information about the mean percentages that households spent in a

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from their wages in a specific country.

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, it is noticeable that the most spending in 2018 was on food consumption,

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in 2018 was for leisure activity.

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the bar charts, food consumption was the highest in 1968, which accounted for 35% in a

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, which was more than ten times higher than housing expenses only at about 18% per

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.

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, for transportation purposes merely at just below 15%, slightly higher than clothing and footwear at only 5% in a

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. Turning to 2018, the weekly spending was dominantly for leisure activity than the other expenditures at approximately 23% weekly, followed by housing and food at just under one-fifth and about 18% per

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on average. Other than that, transport showed less spending at under 15%, more than two times higher than household goods in the same year.