The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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The bar graph presents how the average family from one particular country spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018.

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, food was the largest expense in 1968.

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, most notably, the expenses on housing and leisure had a significant increase by 2018 compared to 1968. In 1968, families

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most weekly income on food, at nearly 35%, making it almost twice as high as in 2018.

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, there was no other expense that exceeded 10% in 1968. In comparison, in 2018, housing and leisure had overtaken food with roughly 19% and 22% respectively, which were the largest expenditures of weekly family income. In 2018, transport expenses

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saw a rise, to almost 15%.

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, household goods remained the same amount of expense in both years.

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, the proportion of family weekly expenses on fuel and power, clothing and

footware

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, and personal goods saw a decrease to no more than 5%.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Introduction & conclusion present

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

152 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

Weekly income
Expenditure
Consumption patterns
Cost of living
Discretionary spending
Inflation
Economic indicators
Demographics
Socio-economic factors
Technology advancements
Government policies
Consumerism
Lifestyle changes
Fiscal habits
Budget allocation
Financial priorities
Societal trends
Purchasing power
Income distribution

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