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Family Income Spending Trends: 1968 vs 2018

The chart shows how families in a country spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018. In 1968, families spent the majority (35%) of their income on food, while in 2018 most was spent on leisure activities. Housing and clothing expenditures were 10% in both years. Food spending dropped to 17% of income in 2018, while leisure and housing costs increased over the five decades. Household goods spending remained at 8% of weekly income over the period. Transportation costs rose from 1968 to 2018, reaching 14% of family weekly income. Overall, families now spend half their salary on leisure and housing compared to a greater focus on food in the past.

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Family Income Spending Trends: 1968 vs 2018

The chart shows how families in a country spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018. In 1968, families spent the majority (35%) of their income on food, while in 2018 most was spent on leisure activities. Housing and clothing expenditures were 10% in both years. Food spending dropped to 17% of income in 2018, while leisure and housing costs increased over the five decades. Household goods spending remained at 8% of weekly income over the period. Transportation costs rose from 1968 to 2018, reaching 14% of family weekly income. Overall, families now spend half their salary on leisure and housing compared to a greater focus on food in the past.

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The provided chart demonstrates how families in a country spent their weekly income in the

years 1968 and 2018.


Overall, in 1968 families have allocated majority of their salary for food, while, no comma in
2018 families have spent much more on leisure activities.
Firstly, at past days not good people have given priority for meals where they have allocated
35% of their weekly income. In addition, the expenditure over housing purposes and clothing
along with footwear has been same in 1968 comma which is 10%. In addition, people in
earlier days have paid less for fuel and power.
Meanwhile don’t use this use- moreover, after five decades expenditure over food shows an
instantaneous drop to about 17% from weekly income. Other than that, people have spent
more towards fun activities and next on housing purposes in contrast with 1968, where it can
be assume that with the time the rent of houses has been risen. Moreover, the payment for
the household goods never changed within the five decades where people contribute about
8% of their weekly wage. Furthermore, residents have spent less over fuel, power and on their
personal goods in 2018. And not good in addition the transportation cost is elevated from
1968 to 2018 up to 14% of weekly income of a family.
In conclusion, the given information denotes that people contribute half of their salary for
leisure and housing purposes presently, while, they have spent more on food in earlier days.

Grammar – this is already happened – better to use past perfect, bcz now this trends
might not be there,
Punctuation mistakes are there

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