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 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.
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The bar chart illustrates the average spending for different areas of
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families in a country on a weekly basis in 1968 and 2018. In 1968, households spent 35% of income on food, which took up the most. 10% of the income was spent on housing and clothing and footwear respectively, followed by
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entertainment, having only 8% of the total weekly expenses. In 2018, people spent the most on leisure, which grew up to 22%. There were around 18% of income contributed to housing. It's shown families had been spending the least on fuel and power, which took up only 6% in 1968 and 4% in 2018 only. Comparing the spending in 1968 and 2018, there was a significant drop in the expense of food, from 35% to 17%.
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, households seemed to pay less for clothing and personal goods, given number
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doubled
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, the spending on leisure, transport and housing grew, having leisure overtaking
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food and becoming the biggest weekly spending.
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families' consuming behaviour changed over the years, the spending on household goods remained the same at 16%.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • compare
  • spending patterns
  • allocated
  • weekly income
  • significant changes
  • essential items
  • food
  • housing
  • clothing
  • leisure
  • communication
  • increase
  • decrease
  • twofold rise
  • substantial increase
  • quadrupling
  • declined
  • food and drink
  • slight increase
  • prioritizing
  • necessities
  • transitioned
  • portio
  • non-essential items
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