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 revelant.

The chart given presents data on the proportion of money spent on average each week by families between 1968 and 2018 in one country. Information based on food, housing, fuel and power, clothing, household goods, personal goods, transport, and leisure time activities.

Overall, it can be seen from the shart that over the period of 50 years, weekly expenditure for food, leisure time activities, and housing accounted for the highest figures. In contrast, individuals spent a lesser income on other services, with fuel and power being the lowest one.

First of all, initially, food consumption of people required 35% of income, then declined to well over 15% in 2008. Meanwhile, in 1968, expenditures for housing and clothing and footware were same, accounting for 10%. Average weekly spending on leisure activities experienced about 8%. Following that, had a threefold increase by the end of the period.

Levels of spending on household goods remained constant throughout the period, showing approximately well over 5%. In terms of the figure for personal goods, there was about 7% expenditure per week at the beginning of the period, before decreasing to under 5% in 2010.