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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. Write at least 150 words. 1968 and 2018: average weekly spending by families

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The image displays families' average weekly spending percentages of income across two years, 1968 and 2018, with detailed comparisons for various categories: Food, 1968 at 35%, 2018 at 17%; Housing, 1968 at 10%, 2018 at 19%; Fuel and power, 1968 at 6%, 2018 at 4%; Clothing and footwear, 1968 at 10%, 2018 at 5%; Household goods, 1968 at 7%, 2018 at 4%; Personal goods, 1968 at 8%, 2018 at 4%; Transport, 1968 at 8%, 2018 at 14%; Leisure, 1968 at 9%, 2018 at 22%.

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The bar graph explains the weekly income consumed by families of a country in the year 1968 and 2018. Overall, the weekly expenditure recorded has replaced from the year 1968 to 2018 with some having having drastic changes while others remained un-noted.

Looking at 1968 from the chart, 35% of their spent was on food which drastically decreased by the year 2018 to around 15%-20%. Housing, and clothing and foot-ware comes next followed by leisure, transport, household and personal goods and lastly fuel and power which dropped down to less than 5% over the years.

In contrary, in 2018, the highest average weekly pay-out was used on leisure activities which accounted for more than 20% of the total money earned. However, housing increased by approximately 10% as well as transport rose to 14%. Furthermore personal goods and clothing and foot-ware decreased slightly while household goods recorded the same around the years.

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The main features of the chart are summarized, and comparisons are made. Minor inaccuracies in data interpretation are present, but the overall response is satisfactory.

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The report's organization is generally clear, but the flow could be improved. Some sentences lack smooth transitions, and the overall structure could benefit from more sophisticated linking words and phrases.

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A range of vocabulary is used, although some word choices could be more precise and sophisticated. The language is generally appropriate for the task, but more nuanced vocabulary would enhance the report.

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