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

The chart below gives information about how families in one country spend their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
The bar graph illustrates data about how households in one nation spent their weekly wages in the years 1968 and 2018.
Overall
, they have provided eight categories of activities. In the beginning period, the majority of people spent their weekly
income
on food.
While
at the end
, they spent on leisure activities.
According to
the bar chart, in 1968 the highest percentage of money was spent on food.
However
, the lowest percentage of
income
was provided for fuel and power. People equally spent their
income
on housing, clothing, and footwear by 10%, which is the second highest.
Moreover
, in comparison with 1968, people spent their
income
on food was reduced by half in the year 2018. Housing accounted for around 10% in 1968.
However
, in 2018 it doubled by approximately 20% meanwhile, the demand for housing was high.
Secondly
, there was around 7% of cash expended on household goods in both years and, here no changes happened in between those ten years. Families spent almost equal money on personal goods, transport, and leisure in 1968. In the year 2018, families gave second priority to leisure by around 23%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words income with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "provided" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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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