the bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories

The given chart illustrates spending for five main groups in the US, Canada, the UK, and Japan in 2009, including food, housing, transportation, healthcare, and clothing.

Overall

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, these countries had sky-high food and housing costs, especially in Japan and the United States, respectively,

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clothing charged customers the lowest. Data suggest that the accommodation market is quite unaffordable, sharing a quarter of residents’ expenses in the USA and above 20% in others. Japanese paid around 23% of their income for meals, the highest ratio to the remaining.

However

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, the United States and Canadian citizens were charged approximately 14% of their salary for nourishment, which is relatively lower than the UK standings of 20%.

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one-fifth of Canadian outgoing is commuting, Japanese people spent the least on transportation at 10% of their expenses compared with other countries. These nationalities spent around 5% on clothing, slightly higher than their medical expenses.

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, US nationals had to spend the most elevated on healthcare, accounting for approximately 7% of their cost.