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Band 4+: The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly incomes in 1968 and in 2018.

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The image displays a bar graph comparing the average weekly spending by families in 1968 and 2018, with categories including food, housing, fuel and power, clothing and footwear, household goods, personal goods, transport, and leisure. In 1968, food spending was the highest at around 35%, followed by housing at around 20%. In 2018, housing became the highest expenditure at around 40%, while food spending decreased to around 10%. Other notable changes include an increase in spending on fuel and power, transport, and leisure, while clothing and footwear and personal goods saw a decrease.

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The bar chart illustrates the data about family’s weekly expenditure in 1968 and in 2018

In brief, the highest is 2018 consumption among all other things in 1968 while the expense of leisure in 2018 is maximum.

There is 35% food consumption in1968 and 50 years later it reduces in 17 percent. Families are giving more concentration on housing (19%) and Leisure (23%) than food consumption. In 1968, expense of household goods (8%) and personal goods (8%) are same in the ratio while personal goods are less consume in 2018. On the other the hand fuel & power and personal goods cut the similar cost in 2018. Again, Clothing and footware charge relatively higher than the fuel and consumption. Transport cost is just after housing(19%) cost in the year of 2018 where people were not so interest to spend in that area before 50 years.

By being modernization, families interest about weekly income rises up for luxurious things and 50 years ago they spent a tiny amount 50 of it.

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personal: 3

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