The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
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The graph illustrates how households in a particular nation used their weekly wages which were measured in percentages
during
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1968 and 2018.
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, it can be depicted that the
money
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spent on food,fuel and power, clothing and footwear and personal
goods
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decreased over the years
whereas
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, the
money
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spent on housing, transport and leisure increased
while
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the
money
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spent on household
goods
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were
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the same in both years. In 1968, families spent a large portion of their wages on food which stood at 35% but 6% was used on fuel and power which was the least
through out
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throughout
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the year.
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However
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the same
amount
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(8%) of the household income was used for personal
goods
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,
households
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goods
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and transport which was quite similar to the
money
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used for leisure. In 2018, there was a
drastical
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drastic
fall in the
money
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spent on food to half of the
money
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spent in 1968 but the
money
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spent on leisure increased significantly from about 9% to 23% and the
amount
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spent on housing increased to 19% which was almost half the
amount
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in 1968. The same
amount
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of
money
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was spent on fuel and power and personal
goods
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which was quite the same as the spent on clothing and footwear (5%).

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Vocabulary: Replace the words money, goods, amount with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Weekly income
  • Expenditure
  • Consumption patterns
  • Cost of living
  • Discretionary spending
  • Inflation
  • Economic indicators
  • Demographics
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Technology advancements
  • Government policies
  • Consumerism
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Fiscal habits
  • Budget allocation
  • Financial priorities
  • Societal trends
  • Purchasing power
  • Income distribution
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