Band 7+: 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 how four countries allocated their budget for five diverse purposes in 2009, under the unit of percentage.

Overall, all of the selected nations spent their money differently for each category, making the patterns uneven. Despite that, housing was the most costly section among the four countries while the opposite was true for healthcare and clothing products.

In terms of housing, the States constituted more than a quarter of housing, whereas the allocation of food and transportation was significantly less (14% and 18% respectively). Similarly, the share of expenditure for housing was prioritized by Canada, the UK and Japan with the proportion between 21% and 24%. Furthermore, all selected countries allotted a small number (approximately 5% focusing on clothing essentials production.

Subsequently, it is also noticeable that most expenses in the food content belonged to Japan, which contributed nearly one-fourth of the nation’s total budget. However, this country comprised the lowest in their transportation services (10%) while the others tend to invest more than that, specifically between one and a half times or even twofold.