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 bar chart compares the proportion of weekly expenses in one country in 1968 and after 50 years.

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, the average weekly spending reached the peak in 2018 and was for leisure;

however

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, it was food in 1968.

On the other hand

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, the lowest spending in both years was fuel and power. Commencing with 1968, families spent 35% of their income on food, followed by housing

along with

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clothing and footwear which significantly declined to 10%. The other spending categories

such

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as household goods, personal goods, Transportation and leisure were almost steady and marked less than 10%.

By contrast

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, the average household’s payments were fluctuating.

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, the percentages of all indicators were less than 20% except for leisure (approximately 23%).

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housing came second with nearly 18%,

then

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shuttle with just less than 15%, interestingly, cars energy, clothing and footwear and personal goods were slightly steady (under 5%).

Finally

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, home needs were surprisingly the same in 1968 and 2018.