The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the USA, Canada, the UK and Japan in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart compares the

expenses

on

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in

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5 areas made by people who

live

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in four countries in 2009.

Overall

, housing was the category with the highest

expenses

whereas

healthcare and clothing were significantly lower than other categories. The US had the highest share of expenditure on housing with just above a quarter. Followed by the UK which allocated

for

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slightly below a quarter.

Canada

and Japan's housing

expenses

were around 20%. Japan accounted

approximately

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for approximately

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23% of

expenses

for food.

Moreover

, the UK had one out of five share of food

expenses

.

Meanwhile

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Canada

and the US spent less than 15%

for

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on

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food.

Canada

had 20% of

expenses

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the expenses

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made for transportation

whereas

the other regions

ony

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only

spent less than 20%.

In contrast

, the expenditure for both healthcare and clothing did not reach 10% in all countries. The highest spend

to

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healthcare was made by the US with 7%.

Furthermore

,

Canada

spent just above 5%

in

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on

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clothing.