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 graph compares the distribution of expenditures across five major categories- housing, food, transportation, health care, and clothing- in the United
States
, Canada
, the United Kingdom
, and Japan
for the year 2009
Overall
, it is evident that housing expenses in the United States
accounted for the largest share, whereas
healthcare costs in the United Kingdom
represented the smallest proportion.
In terms of food expenditure, Japan
stood out with approximately 24%, surpassing the United Kingdom
's 20%. Similarly
, while
Canada
's spending on food reached just 15%, it remained higher than the United Kingdom
's, which was around 13%. On the other hand
, the percentage of housing in the United States
showed the highest number of 26%, slightly higher than those of Canada
, the United Kingdom
, and Japan
from 21% to 24%.
In contrast
, transportation expenses in Japan
accounted for only 10%, which was significantly less than the figures for the United States
, the United Kingdom
, and Canada
, each of which exceeded Japan
by 5% to 10%. Furthermore
, healthcare expenditure in the United Kingdom
was the smallest among all categories, with a mere 2%. By comparison
, Canada
and Japan
allocated around 5% each to healthcare, still below the 7% recorder
in the United Replace the word
recorded
States
. Clothing expenditures
showed minimal variation, with percentages of approximately 4%, 6%, 5%, and 4% in the United States
Canada
, the United Kingdom
, and Japan
, respectivelySubmitted by 123rdserff
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