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 weekly

spendings

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spending

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of families in the years 1968 and 2018.

Overall

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, there is

significant

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a significant

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change

at

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in

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how households

allocated

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their income,

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however

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however,

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some things remained unchanged. 

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, the money spent on food in 2018 is half the

porpotion

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portion

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of what used to be spent in the year 1968,

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reached almost 23% after accounting

less

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than 10% of income back in 1968. Housing doubled its income accounting for 20%

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it was at 10%,

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, clothing and footwear halved in number with only 5% spending in the latter year. In terms of transport, it shared a similar pattern to housing as it stands at a little under 15%.

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, personal goods spending was more back in 1968 accounting for almost 10% yet, it only accounts for less than 10% now.

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, house goods remained unchanged.