The chart illustrates the percentage of expanses for five massive categories in the United States of America , Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan in 2009.
Overall, what stands out from the chart is that the United States and the United Kingdom demonstrated the highest share for housing, while the United Kingdom showed the lowest percentage in Health care.
Residents of the United States spent about 27% of salary for housing, which was the highest indicator in this category. In addition, the United Kingdom was also one of the countries with the highest amount in this category (approximately 25%), which was more than the proportion of Canada (21%) and Japan (23%). Furthermore, in the transportation section Canada represented the highest proportion (20%), since the United States lagged behind with 18%.
In comparison to other sections, all countries exhibited the lowest share except the United States (about 7%). However, the United Kingdom which displayed 6% for clothing, showed 2% for health care, which was the smallest proportion. Additionally, Canada and Japan represented the same proportion for housing (4%).
