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

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in one particular country spent their weekly

income

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in 1968 and 2018 respectively.

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it is clear that

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in 1968

families

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spent more on food

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later the highest proportion of their

earning

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earnings

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was spent on leisure activities.

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, 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

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, constituting approximately 35% of their weekly

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.

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, 10% of their

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was spent on housing, clothing and

footware

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footwear

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household and personal goods accounted for about 8% of

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families

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spending, and transportation received around 9% of weekly

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.

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

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while

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housing received slightly less at about 19% of

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weekly.

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, 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.