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

The bar chart illustrates how families in a specific country allocated their weekly income across various categories in 1968 and 2018. In 1968,

food

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accounted for the largest proportion of spending,

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leisure became the dominant category by 2018. Over the 50-year period, significant increases were observed in spending on housing and transport,

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the proportion spent on

food

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experienced the most substantial decline. In 1968,

food

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made up 35% of total expenditure, making it the largest category.

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, other categories

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as housing, leisure, and clothing each accounted for around 10% of spending,

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fuel and power

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only 6%. By 2018, spending patterns had changed dramatically. The proportion of income spent on

food

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dropped sharply to approximately 17%, nearly half of its 1968 level. Leisure,

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, increased significantly, rising from 9% in 1968 to 23%, becoming the largest category. Housing

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experienced substantial growth, nearly doubling from 10% in 1968 to around 19% in 2018. Transport saw a similar upward trend, increasing from 8% to 14%,

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spending on clothing and fuel declined slightly.