The bar chart illustrates a comparative analysis of spending money on five different categories by five nations in 2009.
Upon overview, expenditure on the housing group had the highest percentage, while countries spent the least money on health care and clothing sectors.
At first glance, Japan took the lead in the food category, accounting for 23 percent which surpassed the other three countries. Conversely, The United States’ expenditure on it was the lowest of 14 percent among the countries. In terms of housing, the United States’ expenses were the highest with over 25 percent, followed closely by the United Kingdom at 24 percent.
Focusing on Transportation, Canada took the lead among the countries, standing at 20 percent whereas Japan spent the least money on its sector at 10 percent. In the healthcare group, there was a huge gap between the highest and lowest expenditure countries, meaning that 8 percent of the United States’ expense was recorded while 2 percent of the United Kingdom’s expenditure went to it. Looking into the clothing category, all countries’ expenditures did not show a significant gap, ranging from 4 percent to 7 percent.