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

States

, Canada, the United Kingdom and

Japan

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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,

Japan

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

States

, which accounted for roughly 13%.

Nonetheless

, The United

States

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

one fourth

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,

while

Canada remained the least referred with

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, respectively.

In addition

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

whereas

Japan

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

States

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%.

While

Canada had the highest rate of Clothing,

this

nation and

Japan

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