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

The bar chart provides information about the average expenditure of four countries in various categories,

such

as

food

, housing, transportation,

health

care

, and clothing, in 2009.

Overall

, Except for

Japan

, all countries spent the majority of their money on housing,

while

clothing and

health

care

were the least spent

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Japan

, on the other side, had

food

as its highest expense. In the housing category, the United

States

had the highest share out of the four nations, with about 27%, and Canada was the lowest spender with just over 20%. Meanwhile,

food

was the top spending in

Japan

, with an approximately 23% share,

in contrast

to the United

States

, with just under 15% worth of

food

expenses. Transportation was the third rate in the United Kingdom and

Japan

, with about 15% and 10%, respectively.

However

, it was the second for the United

States

and Canada, with roughly 18% and 20% shares, respectively. The two other categories,

such

as

health

care

and clothing, saw lower portions compared to the three abovementioned. To illustrate, the United

States

topped among four countries with a share of around 8% in

health

care

,

in contrast

to the United Kingdom with approximately 2%, which is the lowest in all of its expenditures. Canada and the United Kingdom spent almost 6% to 7% of their money on clothing,

on the other hand

, the United

States

and

Japan

never went over 4%.