The given pie charts illustrate the average spending on housing, transport, food, health care and other goods and services in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.

The pie charts show the average household spending allocation in Japan and Malaysia in 2010, presented as percentages.

Overall

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, both countries spent the most on housing and

food

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,

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health care accounted for the smallest proportion of spending. In Japan, the highest family spending was allocated to

food

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, which accounted for around a quarter of total household spending.

Then

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, followed by housing and transport which accumulated a slightly lower percentage than

food

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21% and 20%, respectively.

Conversely

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, health care was the lowest spending allocation in that country. In terms of Malaysia, the largest household expenditure was for housing, which contributed one-third of the total expense. Meanwhile,

food

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expenditure came as the second which accounted for 27%.

On the other hand

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, transport and health care spending were significantly lower than in Japan at 10% and 3%. Uniquely, both countries spent a really high percentage on other goods and services and contributed above 25% each.