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 diagram illustrates what families from one country spent their weekly earnings on in 1968 and 2018.

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, food was the leading factor in 1968.

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most of their income on

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spent almost the same amount of money on everything else, but these expenses were significantly less than on food. By 2018, the population’s spending priorities had changed. Housing took the leading position.

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began to spend about 18

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of their income on it,

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in 1968 10

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was spent on

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. Food spending came in second place.

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began to spend much less on it, about 17

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compared to 35 in 1968. Spending on leisure increased from about 9

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to about 22

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.

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, transportation costs

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increased from about 8

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to 14

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of income. Household goods remained flat

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while

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spending on fuel and power, clothing and footwear and personal goods fell slightly.