The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.

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The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of money spent on various household necessities in
Malaysia
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and
Japan
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in 2010. The data is calibrated in percentage.
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, the data indicate that in both cases food, housing and other goods and services were the main expenses
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both countries spent the least on health care. It can be clearly seen from the chart, in
Malaysia
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the greatest proportion of expenditure (34%) was on housing,
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in
Japan
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housing accounted for just 21% of the total. Followed by in
Japan
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the greatest single expense was other goods and services at 29%, compared with 26% in
Malaysia
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.
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, food came in second place in
Japan
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, at 24%,
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in
Malaysia
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the actual proportion was higher (27%). In
Japan
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, another major expense was transport, at 20%, but
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was much lower in
Malaysia
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(10%). Surprisingly, in both countries, the smallest percentage of expenditure was on health care.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words malaysia, japan with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • household expenditures
  • proportion
  • cultural differences
  • economic differences
  • living standards
  • real estate market
  • public transportation
  • private transportation
  • infrastructure
  • government healthcare policies
  • quality of life
  • holistic view
  • inflation
  • economic growth
  • societal norms
  • globalization
  • communication expenses
  • education expenses
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