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

The bar graphs illustrate the categories on which families in certain countries spent their income in a week.

Overall

, it is certain that food was the most important expenditure in 1968

,

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while

using the money on leisure became the highest proportion of revenue in 2018. In the past, fuel and power were slightly more spent by the people.

Moreover

, they spend more money on wearing,

such

as clothes and shoes,

as well as

personal items.

However

, a considerable number of the families got interested in decorating their house, rather than their own materials. It is noticeable that the figures for the expense of transportation grew more than in the past,

whereas

their food consumption was almost halved.

In contrast

, people consumed double

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the figure compared to the past, enjoying their leisure life obviously.