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%.