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 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.
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The diagram compares the weekly expenses of family members in a particular nation in 1968 and 2018 on various commodities.
Overall
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it is immediately evident that
food
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was the commodity spent on the most in 2016
whereas
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leisure received a greater aspect of the funds in 2018.
To begin
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with, families spent more on
food
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, fuel and power, clothing and
footware
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footwear
and personal goods in 1968. In 1968 whilst 35% of the weekly expenditure was channelled to
food
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, about half of
this
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figure was spent on
food
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in 2018.
Similarly
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, clothing and
footware
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footwear
and
also
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personal goods saw a decrease in funds used on
these drop
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this drop
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to half their original amounts at 5% and about 4% respectively in 2018.
However
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, fuel and power only experienced
minimal
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reduction of money allocated for its purchase by only 3%. Turning to housing, leisure and transport, these areas received significant amounts on a weekly basis in 2018 compared to what was spent on them in 1968. Pleasurable activities jumped from just below 10% in 1968 to more than twice its original value in 2018.
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Likewise
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housing expenses
reaching
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reached
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nearly double
its
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their
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initial amount.
By contrast
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, there was no change in funds used on household goods in the different years.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words food with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compares" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amounts" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • compare
  • spending patterns
  • allocated
  • weekly income
  • significant changes
  • essential items
  • food
  • housing
  • clothing
  • leisure
  • communication
  • increase
  • decrease
  • twofold rise
  • substantial increase
  • quadrupling
  • declined
  • food and drink
  • slight increase
  • prioritizing
  • necessities
  • transitioned
  • portio
  • non-essential items
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