The graph summarises the extent of expenditure done by the residents of the United States, Canada, the UK and Japan across five distinct categories in the year 2009.
By studying the data, we can state all the countries have spent a significant portion of their money on housing. Though the US accounts for 26% of the housing expenditure. In the UK people spend 23% of their income on housing followed by Japan and Canada with 22% and 23% respectively.
In transportation, Canada has the largest share, with its residents spending 20% of their income on commute, followed by 17% of the US and 15% of the UK with the least spent by Japan with a mere 10% share.
However, in Japan, consumer spends 23% of their income on food consumption, almost triple what they spend on transport. Followed by the UK with 20%, 15% by Canada and a 10% share by the USA.
Conversely, the sectors like Healthcare and Clothing are the least invested categories by all the four countries, with an expense of less than 5% by Canada, UK and Japan and 7% contribution by US residents besides upto 5% spending on clothing by Canada and the UK with Japan and the USA spending in between 4-5% of their income.