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

The provided bar chart illustrates the average amount of money used up for a week by families in one nation between 1968 and 2018.

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it is clear that

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most of the family's income was allocated for meals in 1968.

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, the majority of the family's wages were spent on entertainment in 2018.

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, fuel and power accounted for the lowest proportions in both years. Having looked at the bar chart for more details, we can see that in 1968, people paid for food more than a third of their income, which doubled the figure for meals in 2018.

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, housing accounted for 10% in 1968, which was less than half of the year 2018's proportion.

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, just above 6% of salaries was budgeted for fuel and power in 1968 which

then

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decreased to 4% in 2018.

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, citizens spent 10% on clothing and footwear in 1968, which doubled the figure for the same category in 2018. Among other factors, household goods took up the same level at nearly 7% in both 1968 and 2018.

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, 7% of income was for personal goods in 1968 which dropped to 4% after five decades. What is more, transport expenditure accounted for approximately 7% in 1968 which doubled in 2018. Notably, the proportion of leisure was approximately 10% in 1968 which jumped substantially to above 22% in 2018.