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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar chart illustrates the expenditure structure of residents in the US, Canada, the UK, and Japan, which included 5 classifications in 2009.

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, in all aforementioned areas, food, accommodation, and transportation expenses were dramatically high, with accommodation leading the way. When it comes to the 2 left categories, the pattern was radically reversed. The cost of accommodation shared more than a quarter of Americans’ income and over 20% in other countries.

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was the highest ratio in the Western countries, nourishment cost the most in Japan at well under 25%. In comparison, it was paid the least by the US citizens at approximately 14% of their income. It was

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worth noticing that Canadians spent the same amount on houses and commuting; meanwhile, the percentage of the Japanese spending on transportation was 10%, being the lowest among the 5 areas. Regarding garments and medical fees, Americans tended to spend only about 2% of their total income on the latter, being the lowest figure to be examined. To compare, the other nations spent the least money buying clothes, which accounted for around 5% of their salaries.