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

The bar chart illustrates information about the average weekly spending by families in one country from 1968 to 2018.

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, we can clearly see that household

goods

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were at the same point in both years

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food was the largest increase, fuel and power and personal

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were the lowest in 2018. Getting back to details, food was at its highest point at 35% in 1968,

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it increased sharply to about 18 per cent in 2018, housing was the opposite where people only spent 10% on it in 1968

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it jumped to just under 20% meanwhile fuel and power were around six per cent in 1968

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decreased a tiny fraction in 2018 clothing and footwear were one in ten in 1968

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fell sharply to 5% in 2018.

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, personal

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and transport were nearly 8% in 1968, After that personal

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declined quickly to about 4 per cent

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transport rose to roughly 16%,

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, spending on leisure was just under a tenth in 1968

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upsurged to 23%.