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 chart compares the average weekly spending of families in various categories in one country in 1968 and 2018.

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, families' spending priorities shifted significantly over

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50-year period. In 1968, food represented the largest expense category,

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in 2018, leisure became the most prominent area of spending. Spending on fuel and power remained one of the lowest categories in both years. These changes reflect a shift in families' spending habits, with less emphasis on essentials like food and clothing, and more on leisure and housing. From 1968 to 2018, expenditure on food decreased considerably, dropping from 35% to 17% of weekly income.

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, spending on clothing and footwear,

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personal goods, fell by half, from 10% to 5% and from 8% to 4%, respectively.

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, leisure spending rose sharply, from less than 10% in 1968 to approximately 23% in 2018, becoming the largest category in 2018. Expenditure on housing

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increased dramatically, from 10% in 1968 to nearly 19% in 2018, making it the second-largest expense. Transport expenses rose from 8% to 14%,

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spending on household goods stayed stable at around 8%.