The given chart provides information about the weekly outcomes of families in 1968 and 2018.

This

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graphic illustrates the comparison of the distribution of weekly expenses of the household on various activities in 1968 and 2018.

Overall

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, the spending was reduced on food, clothing, footwear and personal goods

while

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an increase in the budget consumption was seen in housing , transport and leisure activities.

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, no change was detected in the household goods purchase. In 1968, the highest allocation of family income was reserved for meals peaking at about one-third of the total salary,

whereas

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all the remaining goods required less than 10 per

cent

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each of the total revenue.Over the next five decades, there was a dramatic drop in food expenditure to reach half of its initial value.

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, the garments, personal belongings and power requirements were all reduced by almost half to come to a low of less than 5 per

cent

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.

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, the money spent on spare-time activities rose significantly from under 10 per

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to one-fifth of the weekly revenue.A similar trend was seen in the housing and transport needs with their values doubling in fifty years.

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, the household items required the same amount of money over these years remaining steady at 7 per

cent

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.