The bar chart provides information about how families in a country spent weekly income in both 1968 and 2018.

The bar chart illustrates the distribution of weekly

household

expenditures in a specific country for the years 1968 and 2018, across eight distinct

categories

.

Overall

, significant shifts in spending patterns are evident over the fifty-year period.

While

spending on

food

and housing showed the most notable changes, other

categories

also

experienced varying degrees of fluctuation. In 2018, the largest portions of

household

budgets were dedicated to leisure and housing, marking a departure from 1968 when

food

dominated spending. In 1968,

food

was the largest expense, comprising 35% of total weekly income.

This

proportion saw a considerable decrease by 2018, falling to 17%.

On the other hand

, spending on housing more than doubled from 10% in 1968 to 18% in 2018, reflecting perhaps the increased cost or importance of housing over the years. Leisure activities saw a significant increase in expenditure, rising from 9% in 1968 to 22% in 2018, becoming the category with the highest proportion of spending in the latter year.

This

could indicate a shift in lifestyle priorities, with more emphasis on recreation and entertainment in modern times. Transport costs

also

grew substantially, nearly doubling from 8% to 14%, suggesting either higher travel needs or increased transportation costs.

In contrast

, spending on

household

goods remained relatively stable at 7% across both years, indicating little change in

this

area. Other

categories

such

as clothing and footwear, fuel and power, and personal goods saw declines. Expenditure on clothing and footwear decreased from 10% to 5%,

while

fuel and power dropped from 6% to 4%, and personal goods fell from 8% to 4%. These reductions could be attributed to advancements in technology, more efficient energy use, or changes in consumer

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and preferences. In conclusion, the bar chart reveals a substantial transformation in

household

spending habits between 1968 and 2018, with notable increases in leisure, housing, and transport expenses, and significant decreases in

food

, clothing, and other minor

categories

.