Band 6+: the chart below show the result of a long-term survey caried out by an environmental group into local wildlife population figures. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts give information about the proportion of household spending in both Japan and Malaysia in 2010.

Overall, these figures show there are different ways of people in those two countries in using their money to fulfil their everyday needs. In Japan, citizens used their money mostly for other and good services, while in Malaysia, they spent a high proportion of their income in housing.

To begin with, the data illustrates that in Japan, the highest household expenditures was in other and good services, while in Malaysia, it was in housing. It can clearly be seen that people in Japan allocate 29% of their household budget for other and good services. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, the expenditure for housing is the highest, which was over a third of the household budgeting.

In contrast, the lowest household spending in Japan and Malaysia was for health care. In 2010, Japanese spent only 6% on health care, while in Malaysia it was only 3%.