The chart below gives information about how families on one country spent their weekly income 1968 and in 2018
The given bar chart illustrates the average expenditure of families for different categories during one week in
years
1968 and 2018. Correct article usage
the years
Overall
, it is clear that
the spending on various factors changed considerably except for household goods which remained constant for 40 years. Moreover
, individuals tend to spend more money on food in 1968, which was 35 per cent , compared to 2018 , which experienced a significant decrease to about 17 per cent.
As is shown by the chart, Housing followed by Transport and free time activities saw a dramatic increase in 2018 and they were around 19% , 14% and 22%, respectively. The usage of transport such
as public transport vehicles and airplanes doubled in 2018 while
fuel and power witnessed a slight decrease in that year.
In 1968, more people spend their budget on clothing and footwear and its proportion was nearly doubled of its percentage in 2018. Furthermore
, the figures for personal goods plunged two times in 2018.Submitted by shokri.hananeh on
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