The table illustrate the proportions of consumer expenditure allocated to three different items in five countries in 2020.
Overall, what stands out from the table is relatively greater figures of countries on food and drinks category. Turkey took a lead in consumables and education, while Italy predominated in clothing.
The highest rates on food and drinks were responsible for Turkey and Ireland with 32.14% and 28.91% respectively, while Ireland comprised almost as high as Turkey in clothing at around 6.5%. however, the same cannot be said for leisure and education, 4.35% of consumer expenditure of Turkish was accounted by, whilst Ireland constituted approximately a half of Turkey in this category by 2.21%.
Looking into Italy, Spain, and Sweden, 18.80% of Spanish consumer spending was formed by consumables, followed by Spain and Sweden with small margins. While Italy ranked the second in food, the highest figure was held by Italy at exactly 9%. Meanwhile, the significance of leisure and education followed similar patterns in Italy and Sweden, whereas Spain dipped in education by 1.98%