This bar chart categorizes the percentage of how five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan spend their expenditures in 2009.
In Japan, people there spend their expenditures on food the most, followed by the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. For housing, the United States has the highest percentage, more than 25 percent, the United Kingdom is the second highest with a percentage lower than 25 percent, and Canada and Japan are the lowest.
For transportation, Canada has the highest expenditures with a precise percentage of 20 percent, followed by the United States with a percentage lower than 20 percent, the United Kingdom with a percentage lower than 15 percent, and Japan with the lowest percentage, slightly lower than 10 percent.
Health care is in 4th place for expenditures. All countries spend less than 10 percent.
In conclusion, how countries spend their expenditures for the five major categories from highest to lowest is housing, followed by transportation, food, health care, and clothing.