The bar chart illustrates a specific nation and how families spent their weekly earnings between 1968 and 2018.
Overall, it is clear that both years experienced fluctuations over the period. In comparison, the highest weekly spending was food in 1968, while the lowest spending was both fuel and power, and personal goods in 2018.
Looking at the chart in more detail, it is evident that spending on food was 35% in 1968, while in 2018, it decreased by approximately half in a particular country. Meanwhile, weekly income spending on both housing and clothing and footwear was 10% in 1968. Moreover, in 1968, household goods, personal goods, and transport remained the same over the period.
Earnings spending on housing was around 19% in 2018. During the period of 2018, weekly spending increased gradually by nearly 4% on fuel and power, 5% on clothing and footwear, and close to 8% on household goods, respectively. However, from 1968 to 2018, there was a dramatic rise in leisure (from about 9% to around 22%) in families.