The bar chart illustrates the amount of money spent for food,

housing, transportation, health care and clothing in the USA,

Japan, Canada and UK in 2009.

After analyzing, it can be seen clearly that the expenditures

on housing was ranging from nearly 21% to about 26% in the
given four countries in 2009 however a negligible difference
was seen in the per centum of the amount of money spent on
food by USA and Canada in 2009. The percentage of
expenditure on food was about 21 and 23 in UK and Japan,
respectively in the given year whereas the proportions of the
money spent on healthcare was approximately 18%
collectively in the given countries.

Further, the bar chart collates that a difference of about 2%

was seen in the percentile of expenditures on transportation in
USA and Canada in the given year although UK had 15% in the
amount of money spent on transportation which was 5%
greater than the Japan. In USA and Japan, a nearly identical
percentage of the money was spent on clothing in 2009 while
UK and Canada had a minor difference in the percentile of
expenditures on clothing.

Overall, it is striking that the maximum percentage of money

was spent on housing and health care by USA whilst in the
Canada, the highest expenditures was on clothing and
transportations whereas Japan spent the highest amount of
money on food in the given year.