Band 6+: The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons wherever relevant. 1968 and 2018: average weekly spending by families

The bar chart compares the average weekly expenditures of families on seven items in the same country in 1968 and 2018. The data is given in percentages.

Overall, In 1968, Although the amount of money spent on food was the highest, fuel and power represented the lowest expenditure in the same year. On the other hand, Leisure indicated the highest spending in 2018, while personal goals, fuel, and power had the same percentage.

In 1968, the proportion of food expenditures peaked at 35%, compared to housing, clothing, and footwear which have a similar percentage of 10%. Additionally, it can be seen that leisure showed approximately 8 percent, while the other 3 items household goods, personal goods, and transport plateaued at almost 7%.

In 2018, the spending on leisure reached the highest at nearly 22%, followed by housing and food, which are almost 18% and 17% respectively. Personal goods, fuel, and power showed the least same percentage 4%, whereas transport indicated less than 15%. The last two goods have different indicators where household goods showed almost 5% and clothing and footwear reached 5% exactly.