The chart below gives information about how families in one country
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 — Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 3
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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.
What the chart shows
A bar chart, "1968 and 2018: average weekly spending by families", showing the percentage of weekly income spent on Food, Housing, Fuel and power, Clothing and footwear, Household goods, Personal goods, Transport and Leisure, with bars for 1968 and 2018 side by side. (Refer to the chart in Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 3, Writing Task 1.)
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