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 percentage of weekly consumption by families in a country between 1968 and 2018. The proportion of spending on housing, transport and leisure had shown an upward trend. There is a significant increase in the figure for leisure, rising from 8% in 1968 to 23% in 2018.

Besides

, the scale of housing and transport showed a slight growth, climbing by 8% and 5% respectively among these years.

By contrast

, there was a decline in the consumption ratio of food, fuel and power, clothing and footwear, and personal goods. The figure for food witnessed a plunge, which slipped from 35% in 1968 to 17% in 2018.

Additionally

, The other three expenses recorded a light decrease which was around 5%. In the end, the proportion of the weekly income spending on household goods remained constant at 7%.

Overall

, in

this

country, the consumption percentage of food and leisure had witnessed obvious changes,

while

there was a marginal change in household goods.