The chart Below gives information about how families in one county spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018.

The chart shows the information about average weekly spending of

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by families in 1968 and in 2018.

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, it can be seen from the graph that, most families spent their

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on food in 1968

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spent on

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activities in 2018. Despite

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, household goods stayed stable for two years. Based on the graph, there is a remarkable contrast in spending patterns between food and

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over 50 years. An interesting example of changing spending patterns can be seen in the realm of food expenditure. In 1968,

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category accounted for a significant 35% of weekly

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.

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, for five decades, there has been a remarkable transformation as

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figure rapidly declined by half, reaching just 17.5% in 2018.

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, in 2018,

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activities increased to over 20%

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in 1968, it accounted for less than 10% of their weekly

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.

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, the graph indicates that people are now willing to allocate more of their

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towards

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activities. Interestingly, the expenditure on fuel and power, clothing and footwear, and personal goods in 1968 was slightly higher compared to 2018. To be more specific, individuals allocated only 6% and 4% of their

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towards fuel and power respectively. It is

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interesting that the shares of household goods remained unchanged for 50 years, both of which stood at 8%.