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

The bar chart depicts data about the expenditure of families using their weekly income in a specific nationality from 1968 to 2018, measured in percentage. In general, it is evident that edible products showcased one of the highest spending in all timelines,

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fuel and power took the lowest spot in both years.

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, household goods portrayed a balanced consumption in these two years. In 1968, most proportions of families’ weekly income was dedicated to food supplies,

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which accounted for exactly 35%.

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figure dropped drastically to only about 17% in the next mentioned year.

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, clothing and footwear,

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personal goods, took 10% and about 8% of their weekly wages, respectively, in 1968 before experiencing a reduction of twice their initial figure.

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, families spent 5% on clothes and shoes

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personal items involved above 3% in 2018. Fuel and power did not have a major impact, as it only had a slight shift from approximately 6% to the same as personal goods.

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as housing portrayed dominance in 2018, with a transition from 10% to a massive leap of nearly 20%. Equally, leisure only had a small amount of spending before nearly tripling the initial figure, staying at about 23%.

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% surge in 2018. Meanwhile, household items had the equivalent of roughly 7% throughout the whole timeline.