The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
The bar graph presents data on how the average family in one particular country spent their weekly
income
in 1968 and 2018. Use synonyms
Overall
, the way families spent their Linking Words
income
had changed significantly by 2018 compared with 1968. Most notably, leisure and housing had overtaken food as the largest areas of expenditure.
In 1968 families spent most on food, accounting for 35% of their weekly Use synonyms
income
, Use synonyms
while
in 2018 Linking Words
this
figure decreased by almost half to around 17%. In 1968, the proportion of weekly Linking Words
income
spent in any of the other categories never exceeded 10%. Use synonyms
However
, leisure and housing both showed a significant increase, replacing food as the largest expenses with approximately 22% and 19% of family Linking Words
income
respectively.
Expenditure on transport Use synonyms
also
rose, to almost 15% of weekly Linking Words
income
, whilst money spent on household goods remained at roughly 7%. Clothing and footwear, fuel and power, and personal goods all saw a reduction to no more than 5% of weekly Use synonyms
income
.Use synonyms
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