The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar chart provides data about the average expenditure by households in a country during a week in 1968 and 2018.

Overall

, in 1968, most income was spent on meals.

However

, in 2018, the majority of household's salaries were used for entertainment. It is clear from the chart that in 1968, the percentage of food was over a

third,

which doubled the figure for food in 2018.

In contrast

, the rate of housing made up 10% in 1968, which was less than half of the percentage of the year 2018.

Moreover

, transport's figure was about 7% and it reached approximately a sixth in 2018. Notably, in 1968, the leisure percentage was nearly 10%, it climbed sharply to around 22% in 2018.

Additionally

, in 1968, just about 6% of money was spent on fuel and power and it was 4% in 2018. People paid 10% of their income for clothing and footwear in 1968,

nevertheless

, it decreased by 5% in 2018. Significantly, the proportion of household goods levelled off at about 7% between 1968 and 2018.

Furthermore

, the figure for personal goods was approximately 7% and in 2018, it declined by 3%.