The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the percentage of weekly spending by families on different aspects from 1968 to 2018.

Overall

, most family income was spent on food in 1968,

whereas

, in 2018 families money was allocated to leisure. First and foremost, the food percentage showed a drop of about 18%

although

it was the highest sector in 1968. What is more, it is undeniable that housing

as well as

clothing and footwear had the same proportion in 1968 but after 50 years,

while

housing experienced a significant growth of nearly 10% and became the second biggest proportion in 2018, there is a dramatic decrease in clothing and footwear.

Similarly

, fuel and power, the smallest figure in 1968, reached a percentage under 5%. One of the noticeable figures is that the household goods remained the same over the period. In 1968, 7% of

family’s

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weekly income was spent on transportation, which rose to 14% in 2018. Meanwhile, the personal goods showed a downward trend and reduced to 4% a week.

Finally

, there is a salient feature where leisure witnessed a steep rise to 22% in 2018.