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 illustrates the compassion of families’ spending

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state per week in the years 1968 and 2018.

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, in 1968 food comprised the biggest part of average weekly spending by families.

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, in 2018 the highest percentage of

income

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was spent on leisure.

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the graph, in 1968 food, housing and clothing and

foodware

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footwear

food ware

were among the highest expenditures of families with 35% and 10%of weekly

income

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respectively. In the same year, the least amount of money was spent on fuel and power - approximately 6 per cent of

income

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noted that household goods, personal items and transport shared almost the same figure of expenditures and was 8 per cent.  In comparison, in 2018 the highest amount of money was spent on leisure - marginally above 20 per cent of weekly

income

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. The average spending on food decreased

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approximately 18% compared with 1963. Total spending on clothing and software and personal goods showed a decline

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transport and housing expenditures increased through a given period. What is more,

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family spending on household goods remained constant in both 1968 and 2018.