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 relevant comparisons.

The graph illustrates different ways of spending weekly earnings from households between 1968 and 2018.

Overall

, it is evident that the proportion of expenditure on food made up the highest part of

this

chart, compared to the lowest percentage of fuel and power.

Additionally

, it is noticeable that the purposes for which families chose to spend had been significantly changed throughout the periods.

While

the residents had mostly utilized their salaries on sustenance, which accounted for nearly 35% in 1968, it had witnessed a dramatic decline to 20% in 2018.

However

, the figure for accommodation fees had soared by around 18% in the latest year,

along with

small changes that never exceeded 10% in the proportion of weekly earnings in household goods, accessories, and personal goods.

On the other hand

, a gradual growth of approximately 14% was recorded in the expenditure on transport from 1968 to 2018, which indicated the need for vehicles and transportation had

also

risen from time to time.

Moreover

, there was a surge of almost 22% in spending on leisure activities, reclaimed the second-highest position in 50 years.