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

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bar chart illustrates the average weekly expenditure by families in one country in 1968 and 2008.

Overall

, people spent on

food

the most in 1968

while

people in 2008 spent on leisure the most.

To begin

with, in 1968, households spent 35% of their weekly income on

food

and it was significantly higher compared to the other categories.

Following

this

, the percentage of housing and "clothing and footwear" was a tenth.

Subsequently

, other sectors only showed a negligible rate, with below 10%. To be specific, families only spent about 9% on leisure.

Moreover

, household

goods

, personal

goods

, and transport reached about 8%.

Lastly

, the least spent sector, "Fuel and power" was approximately 6%.

On the other hand

, the expenditure towards

food

decreased by half. Around 17% of weekly income was allocated

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food

.

However

, the leisure and housing categories gained popularity. The rate was about 22% and 19%, respectively.

Furthermore

, the figure for transport

also

increased by almost double, to 14%. The percentage for household

goods

remained the same.

Lastly

, "Fuel and power", "Clothing and furniture", and personal

goods

showed a minor allocation.