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 chart illustrates data about the percentage of consumption for five different categories with regard to 4 different countries, which are the United States,

Canada

, The United

Kingdom

and

Japan

in 2009.

Overall

,

it is clear that

housing merchants and services contain the highest proportion in 4 countries.

In contrast

, Clothing and healthcare accounted for the lowest share among the five sectors. As regards

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highest expenditures, the United States spent over one-fifth of its total spending on accommodations , followed by 24% in the United

Kingdom

, 22% in

Japan

and 20% in

Canada

.

In addition

,

Japan

and the United

Kingdom

occupied the highest rates in

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section, 23% and 21% respectively. In terms of transport,

Canada

consumed the most, for one-fifth,

while

Japan

only accounted for one in ten. Turning to the remaining data, medical expenses made up 8% in the United States, contrary to the United

Kingdom

with a mere 2% in total,

Japan

and

Canada

took the same place, which was 4%. What’s more, Canadians spent more than 5% on clothing products, followed by a range from 4% to 5% in other regions.