Đề bài: The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan in the year 2009.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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My essay:
The chart compares how consumers in four developed countries allocated different shares of total spending to five categories namely food, housing, transportation, health care and clothing in 2009.
Looking at the chart, it is immediately obvious that housing expenditure share registered the highest figure in all nations, with the exception of Japan. By contrast, in 2009, health care and clothing made up the smallest proportion.
In 2009, more than 25% of American's expense went to housing. The UK, Japan and Canada followed closely, with 24%, 22% and 21%, respectively. A somewhat similar allocation was seen on shares of healthcare, where the USA made up the biggest proportion of 8% and the UK had the smallest, 1%. By contrast, in food category, the shares of expenditure in America registered approximately 14%, the lowest figure among 4 countries.
In Canada, consumers spent 20% of their total expenditures on transportation, making up the largest proportion. This figure was followed by America, United Kingdom and Japan with 16%, 15% and 10%, respectively. Clothing's shares of expense witnessed a similar allocation, where the proportions were 6%, 5%, 4% and 3%, respectively.
