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 bar graph depicts the households' weekly spending on different things in 1968 and 2018. At first glance,
although
food was seen as a main source of expenses in 1968, after 50 years, it changed in a way that people spent most of their money on their free time activities.
In detail, in 1968, the cost of all food supplies contained 35% of the weekly income which was approximately 5 times more than household items, personal goods and transport expenditure. In addition
, housing and clothing together required 20% of all gains. The last
part of the income was spent on fuel which was a little bit higher than 5% and lastly
, leisure time activities were just under 10%.
In 2018, the priorities changed. Thus
, expenditures on food, clothing, and personal goods experienced a double decrease. The money spent on housing, transport, and leisure time significantly increased by hitting approximately 18%, 14%, and 22% respectively. While
the fraction of income that was demanded by household products remained stable for 50 years, fuel and power witnessed a minor drop.Submitted by checkmyessay9 on
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