The bar chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows the amount of expenses that each family independently spent on daily necessities in 1968 and 2018. In 1968, families spent 35% of their

income

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on

food

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and less than 10% on fuel and power. 50 years later, the cost of housing and leisure accounted for the largest share of monthly

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, and personal goods took the least amount of cost.

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1968

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the first place in expenses, and

food

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and clothes

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placed in second priority, which respectively take 35%, 10%, and 10% of the monthly

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. Fuel and power costs have the lowest percentage that will decrease in the coming years. In 2018,

food

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, leisure, and housing were important priorities for families who spent more than 20% of their

income

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per week in order to provide them. The percentage of transport costs is another thing that increased after these years.Personal goods, clothing, and

footware

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footwear

are items that people pay for with less than 10

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of their weekly

income

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.