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 illustration compares data about the average weekly spending by families in 1968 and 2018.

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, it can be seen that in 1968,

food

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was the most important item of all,

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in 2018, leisure was at the top of the list. Looking at the details, in 1968, families spent the majority of their income on

food

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, with 35%.

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figure was followed by housing and clothing and footwear, with the same proportion, at 10%.

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, leisure and transport were the next on the list, at around 9% and 8% respectively. The bottom of the list was fuel and power, with just 6%. In 2018, leisure took the lead, at about 23%, which was slightly more than housing, at about 19%.

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was followed by

food

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and transport, at 17% and 14% respectively. The least important items on the least were

food

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and power and personal goods, with just 4%, which was slightly less than clothing and footwear, at 5%.