The bar charts show household expenditure across four main areas in the UK, Australia and Japan in 2013. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The bar charts depict the

expenditure

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of families in the

UK

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, Australia, and

Japan

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in four main categories in 2013. It is evident that housing and healthcare constitute the largest proportion of total

expenditure

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in all countries, except for the

UK

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. The cost of

food

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and

transportation

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,

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, accounts for less than 20% of total spending in all three countries. More than 20% of the total budget is allocated to housing in all three countries, with

Japan

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leading at approximately 27%. Healthcare

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represents a significant portion of the

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in Australia and

Japan

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, accounting for around 22% and 20% respectively.

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, healthcare costs in the

UK

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represent nearly 8% of the total budget. The

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on

food

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and

transportation

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ranges from approximately 11% to 20%.

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families spend the most on

food

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, approximately 18% of their budget,

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Australian families spend the least, nearly 13% of their total

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. In Australia and

Japan

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, more is spent on

transportation

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than on

food

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.

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, in the

UK

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, the total

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on

food

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and

transportation

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is equal, both at around 18%