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

The bar graph illustrates data on how average

families

in one particular country spent their weekly

income

in 1968 and 2018 respectively.

Overall

,

it is clear that

in 1968

families

spent more on food

while

later the highest proportion of their

earning

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earnings

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was spent on leisure activities.

In contrast

, fuel and power

expenditure

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expenditures

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were the lowest in both years. In 1968, food was a popular option among

families

, constituting approximately 35% of their weekly

income

.

However

, 10% of their

income

was spent on housing, clothing and

footware

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footwear

while

household and personal goods accounted for about 8% of

families

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spending, and transportation received around 9% of weekly

income

.

Furthermore

, fuel and power received the lowest spending. By 2018, leisure had become the top spending category, constituting approximately 23% of weekly

income

while

housing received slightly less at about 19% of

income

weekly.

Furthermore

, food and transport received the lowest percentage of spending, at about 17% and 14% respectively. It was evident that spending on fuel and power was lower in both years.