The bar graph compares the percentages of spendings of families among three nations in 2013.
Overall, it is clear that people from every nation spend the most amount of money on housing expenses in the given period, while, for food purposes, their spending were minimal. Notably, Australia’s expenditure were the lowest all across the categories, except for healthcare.
In 2013, the UK’s house-realated expenditures accounted for over 25%, which was the highest percentage in the UK, whereas healthcare accounted for the lowest share, at under 10%. The UK’s food and transportation shares of spending were equal, at just under 20% each. In contrast, Australian households allocated the most money on housing and medical expenses, recording around 23%. Other areas, such as transportation and food, made up for around 15% and around 13%, respectively.
Regarding Japanese families, they peaked at approximately 30% on housing expenditure in 2013, while spending the lowest amount on food. Their healthcare and transportaion expanses, however, contituted similar proportions, reaching around 22% each.