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

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the weekly expenses of

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in one country. The data compare figures of their weekly revenues to their daily necessities recorded between 1968 and 2018.

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,in 1968,

food

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consumption had the highest proportion among

families

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spending their income every week in certain countries.

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, in 2018, most of the family spent their money on leisure activities. It is

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clear that in both years, fuel and power had the lowest percentage of

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allocated their weekly allowance. In detail, In 1968, every family spent the greatest proportion of their weekly allowance on

food

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items, accounting for 35%. Followed by housing at 10%, clothing and footwear at 10%, and leisure activities at around 9%.

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, similar rates were observed in household goods, personal goods, and transport, sharing 7.5% each, which is more than five times as much recorded in

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items.Meanwhile, fuel and power are seen to be the least among

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, spending less from their weekly income. A different pattern can be observed in 2018, every family in the country allocated their weekly allowance for one week in leisure activities, around 22%, closely followed by housing at approximately 18% and

food

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at roughly 17%, nearly followed by transport, accounting for around 14%.

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clothing accounts for exactly 5% and a similar proportion among personal goods, fuel and power contribute approximately 4%, which is the every family's spent less from their weekly income.