The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009.

The bar depicted the proportion of expenses of five different categories in the United

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, Canada, the United Kingdom and

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2009. The most prominent figures were Food, Accommodation and Transportation accounted for the highest rate, whilst Medical

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and Fashion were lower. Regarding the expense of Food,

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witnessed the greatest proportion-about 23%, as opposed to the United

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, which accounted for roughly 13%.

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was the most ubiquitous country in terms of spending for accommodation with more than

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Canada remained the least referred with

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, respectively.

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, Canadians spent 20% of their total expenditure on Transportation,

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accounted for one-tenth, which was the lowest figure. In terms of Medical care and Fashion, the United

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was the most dominant nation for the former and remained the lowest rank for the latter, with less than one-tenth and roughly 4%. The lowest figures

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Healthcare belonged to the United Kingdom, roughly 3%.

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Canada had the highest rate of Clothing,

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shared the second position in terms of Health care with 7% and 4%, respectively.