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

The bart chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarize the information by selecting the main features, and make comparison where relevant
The table chart compares the weekly expenditure of families in one nation in terms of different items in 1968 and 2018.
Overall
, it is evident that people spent more on food in both years,
whereas
the expense of fuel and power was the least compared to the rest of the categories.
Additionally
, their similar weekly income went to household goods in 1968 and 2018. As the chart shows, families spent a substantial amount of income on food, making up 35% in 1968 and approximately 17% in 2018.
However
, the figures for leisure and housing were relatively similar in 1968, spending on leisure became higher as opposed to housing in 2018., by nearly a quarter. More interestingly, the figure for fuel and power was the lowest among other categories, with above 5% in 1968 and below 5% in 2018.
On the other hand
, regarding spending on household and personal goods, they spent the same amount of money in 1968 and 2018, with below 10%.
Moreover
, they spent more money on household compared to personal goods in 2018, accounting for just under 10%. The figure for clothing and footwear became half in 2018.
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