The bar chart illustrates how families in a specific country allocated their weekly income across various categories in 1968 and 2018.
In 1968,
food
accounted for the largest proportion of spending, Use synonyms
whereas
leisure became the dominant category by 2018. Over the 50-year period, significant increases were observed in spending on housing and transport, Linking Words
while
the proportion spent on Linking Words
food
experienced the most substantial decline.
In 1968, Use synonyms
food
made up 35% of total expenditure, making it the largest category. Use synonyms
In contrast
, other categories Linking Words
such
as housing, leisure, and clothing each accounted for around 10% of spending, Linking Words
while
fuel and power Linking Words
comprised
only 6%.
By 2018, spending patterns had changed dramatically. The proportion of income spent on Verb problem
accounted for
food
dropped sharply to approximately 17%, nearly half of its 1968 level. Leisure, Use synonyms
on the other hand
, increased significantly, rising from 9% in 1968 to 23%, becoming the largest category. Housing Linking Words
also
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%, Linking Words
while
spending on clothing and fuel declined slightly.Linking Words
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