Band 6+: 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 given chart illustrates the expenditures of families in one country based on their weekly income in 1968 and 2018.

Overall, the households spent most of their money on food in 1968, and least amount of money on fuel and power in both years.

In 1968, the expenditure on food was 35%, and it was the maximum. It dropped to just over 15% in 2018, which was nearly half of 1968. There were 10% of the families spent their weekly earning on housing in 1968, and it increased double in 2018. In both years, the least of the households spent their money on fuel and power, which was over 5% in 1968, and nearly 5% in 2018 respectively. The other item that had the same ratio of spending was clothing and foot ware (10:5 in percentage).

The data was the same on household goods in both years, which was 7.5%. Personal goods were the items, which had the same ration with clothing foot ware (8:4). Transport and leisure were the same in 1968 (around 9%). They are approximately 14.5%, and 22% in 2018.