The table shows the spending of families by week in the year 1968 and 2018. The most prevalent change from 1968 to 2018 is that
people
are spending less Use synonyms
money
to buy items Use synonyms
such
as clothing and goods, but are spending more on housing and leisure.
There’s a very noticeable drop in the budget for food, from 35% in 1968 to just over 15% in 2018. A similar trend can be seen in clothing and footwear and Linking Words
also
personal goods, each showing around a 5% decrease. Fuel and power is Linking Words
also
a category where Linking Words
people
spent less Use synonyms
money
on, being slightly lower but still ranging around 5%.
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In contrast
, Linking Words
people
in 2018 spent noticeably more Use synonyms
money
on housing, transport, and leisure. All of these categories doubled their budget in 2018 in comparison to 1968. Despite the changes, the Use synonyms
money
spent on household goods stayed stagnant at around 7% of the total weekly sum.
In conclusion, we can see that Use synonyms
people
spent their Use synonyms
money
differently in 1968 and 2018. The income that families in 1968 got is mainly spent on food, Use synonyms
while
in 2018 Linking Words
people
are mainly spending their Use synonyms
money
on housing and leisure.Use synonyms
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