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

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of conveniences that families in a nation spent on a weekly basis from 1968 to 2018. In general, in 1968, the majority of household salaries were spent on food expenses

while

in 2018, leisure was mostly invested by residents. Having looked at the given chart for more details, in 1968, the rate of food accounted for more than a third of the families’ budget which doubled the proportion in 2018. Meanwhile, entertainment’s percentage was nearly a quarter in 2018, more than 3 times what it was 50 years ago.

Besides

, both housing and fashion had the same proportion in 1968.

However

, after half a century, the accommodation figure went up to 18%

in contrast

to the drop in clothing and footwear.

Furthermore

, in 1968, three aspects including household products, personal items, and transport were at the same rate at 7%.

Then

, the rate of home appliances still levelled off after 50 years.

By contrast

, in 2018, the transport figure witnessed a slight increase to a sixth meantime the percentage of personal goods fell by over a half.

In addition

, the income spent on fuel and power fluctuates slightly in both years.