The chart illustrates the percentages of spending on five main industries in four different countries in the year 2009.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that most money was spent on food, housing and transportation, while that of healthcare and clothing was much less significant. Japan’s expenditure on food was the most considerable, while the biggest expenses in the UK, Canada and the US were housing.
Expenditure on housing of all countries in question registered over 20%, with the US’s figure being highest at slightly over 25%, followed by the UK at roughly 24%, Japan at 22%, and finally Canada at just over 20%. The gap among nations’ spending on food was more prominent, with the largest figure recorded in Japan at around 23%, then the UK at exactly 20%, and lastly Canada and the US at 15% and about 14%, respectively. The percentages of income allocated to transportation were also variable, with Canada’s figure accounting for a high of 20%, Japan’s registering a low of 10%, the US’s making up 17%, and finally the UK at 15%.
Looking at the expenses in the healthcare sector, the data for all countries were under 5%, with the exception of the US at approximately 7%. In terms of clothing, Canada spent the most at roughly 6.5%, followed closely by the UK at 6% while the figures in Japan and the US were 4% and 3.5% in their respective order.
Vocabulary:
Industries ngành công nghiệp
Much less significant ít đáng kể hơn nhiều
Expenditure chi tiêu
The most considerable đáng kể nhất
Biggest expenses những chi phí nhất lớn
In question được nhắc tới
Registered ghi nhận
Over trên
Slightly over trên 1 ít
Followed by được theo sau bởi
Roughly xấp xỉ
Just over chỉ trên 1 ít
Gap khoảng cách
Prominent rõ rệt
The largest figure con số lớn nhất
Exactly chính xác
Recorded ghi nhận
Lastly cuối cùng
Respectively theo thứ tự lần lượt
Allocated to phân bổ tới
Variable thay đổi khác nhau / chênh nhau.
Accounting for / Making up ghi nhận.
The data for dữ liệu cho
Sector ngành
With the exception of với sự ngoại lệ
In terms of về mặt
Followed closely by theo sát bởi
The figures con số
In their respective order theo thứ tự lần lượt