Band 7+: 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 given chart illustrates the data about the weekly expenses of families in 1968 and 2018 in one particular country.

On the whole, it is evident that the vast majority of money was spent on food in 1968, whereas in 2018, weekly expenditure on leisure things is higher. On the other hand, fuel and power cost the least for families.

To be specific, in 1968, food was at the top, with 35% of income spent on it, whereas housing was at 10%. However, in 2018, households expended half as much money as in 1968, at just around 17%, whereas money spent on housing increased by almost double to reach around 19%. In both years, the expenditure on fuel and power was the least, at around 7% and 4%, respectively.

In detail, clothing and footwear used to cost families exactly double in 1968 compared to 2018, whereas household goods are the category that is totally the same in both years (8%). Additionally, money spent by families on personal goods and transport was equal to around 8% in 1968, whereas in 2018, transportation costs approximately three times more than personal goods. Lastly, leisure expenses dominated the weekly expenditure in 2018 (around 22%), which was just below 10% in 1968.