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

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates
average
Correct article usage
the average
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weekly consumption of money in different categories in 1968 and 2018. Units measured by percentage.
Overall
, there are up-down trends in housing, transport and leisure.
On the other hand
, there are falling trends in food, fuel and power, garments, and personal goods. To closer look, the most significant function was spending money weekly on food,
this
figure declined from 35% per
cent
to just over 15% per
cent
. Weekly using money on fuel and power, clothing and footwear and personal production ratios were
also
decreased 4% per
cent
, 5% per
cent
and 3% per
cent
respectively from 1968 to 2018. Given the 50-year period, accommodation, transport, and amenities ratios increased by approximately 12% per
cent
, 5% per
cent
and 14% per
cent
respectively. There is only one figure remains constantly given the period.
This
figure was for household goods and in both years its ratio remained just over 5% per
cent
.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • compare
  • spending patterns
  • allocated
  • weekly income
  • significant changes
  • essential items
  • food
  • housing
  • clothing
  • leisure
  • communication
  • increase
  • decrease
  • twofold rise
  • substantial increase
  • quadrupling
  • declined
  • food and drink
  • slight increase
  • prioritizing
  • necessities
  • transitioned
  • portio
  • non-essential items
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