21 January 2023, IELTS Exam, Writing Task 1, Morning Slot, INDIA

Actual IELTS Exam, Academic, Evening Slot, Writing Task 1, 21 January 2023, INDIA

Q.  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.

The vertical bar graph compares the proportion of consumers spending on five different categories namely food, housing, transportation, health care and clothing in the US, Canada, UK and Japan in 2009.

 

In 2009, the percentage of buyers in the United States spending on housing was highest, with 26%, compared to the lower figure for the British, with 24 %. The figures for Canadians and Japanese were almost the same - 21% and 22%, respectively. In contrast, 23% of Japanese citizens spend money on food, followed by 20% of Britons, 14% of Canadians and 13% of Americans. The proportion of buyers in the US and Canada spending on transportation was higher than in other countries, at about 17% and 20%, respectively.

Healthcare and clothing were the two least expensive sectors. There were no significant differences in the percentage of citizens of these countries spending on clothing, from 4% to 6%. However, the rate of health care spending in the United States was 7%, the figures for citizens of Canada and Japan were the same - 4%.

 

Overall, it is crystal clear that consumers in these countries spent the most money on housing, food and transportation.

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