The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates the percentages of family revenue that was spent weekly for various purposes in 1968 and 2018.
Overall
, it is evident that the major proportion of income was allocated to food in 1968 Linking Words
while
the most share of money was spent on leisure activities in 2018.
On the one hand, the percentages of salary for some items experienced a decline from 1968 to 2018. Linking Words
For instance
, the figure for food ranked first at 35% Linking Words
although
it decreased significantly to just under 18%, the third rank in 2018. Linking Words
Also
, the budget that used to be provided for clothing and footwear or for personal goods went down marginally from 10% and 8% to 5% and 4%. It is noteworthy that the cost of fuel and power which was the lowest Linking Words
also
declined from 6% to 4% equal to the figure for personal products.
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In contrast
, there was little difference between the contribution of transport and leisure by 1968. Linking Words
Then
, the share of the latter climbed far more than the former, reaching 22% and 14% respectively. Linking Words
Moreover
, the family income dedicated to household commodities remained unchanged at 8%.Linking Words
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