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. https://engnovatewebsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/ielts-writing-images/822e9c55736b7f1d

The graph shows the monthly

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of a family in 1968 and 2018. In general, depending on the year and category, the indicators have strong changes and

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greatly.

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food

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have decreased

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leisure

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have increased. In 1968 the largest expenditure figure was in the food category, but the indicator was not as high in other categories. In 2018 spending on transportation, housing and leisure was higher than in 1968.

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, the indicators of the household

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category remained the same, which means that the need for it remained the same. Despite all of the above, many categories of

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have not changed much. Over time the price of

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increases, so the percentage of

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may vary.

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, fuel and power costs decreased by 3 or 4

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, and personal

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decreased by 8

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.

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changes are acceptable. They depend on the need for

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and price increases over the years.