the chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in1968 and 2018.summarize the information and report main features
The bar chart compares the average weekly family expenditure between 1968 and 2018.
Overall
, while
most families
' income was allocated to food in 1968, leisure activities demanded a higher portion by 2018. In contrast
, expenditures on fuels and power were the least demanding need.
In 1968, just over one-third of families
' income was spent on food, which was almost halved by the end of the period. Additionally
, people spent more on three areas in 2018 namely being: housing, transport, and leisure. The latter among the three witnessed the most significant increase and became dominant by the end of the period as 20% of families
' income was spent on it.
On the other hand
, fuels and power turned out to be the least demanding goods, being relatively stable at around 5%. However
, in the last
year, families
spent the same amount on personal goods as fuels. Moreover
, While
other spending habits changed, household goods remained unchanged at around 8%.Submitted by ghazalmoosavi79 on
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