The data presents the proportion of consumer expenses in five different nations on several categories of products in 2002.
It can be seen from the table that the food, drinks, and tobacco category made up most of the spending, followed by the clothing and footwear category, and finally the leisure and education category. About 15 to 32 per cent of expenditure was attributed to food, drinks, and tobacco, while approximately 5 to 9 per cent of expenses was for clothing and footwear. Leisure and education, on the other hand, contributed the least, with only hardly 2 up to a little over 4 per cent of the spending.
On the other hand, upon comparing different countries, it is observed that Ireland and Turkey were among the nations spending tbe most money on food, drinks, and tobacco, at 28.91 and 32.14 per cent, respectively. Italy, however, was the major consumer in clothing and footwear in comparison to the other countries, at approximately 9 per cent. Finally, Turkey had the most expenses in leisure and education, while Spain only spent hardly 2 per cent on it.
In conclusion, the food/drinks/tobacco category has the highest percentage of expenditure, followed by clothing/footwear and leisure education. Furthermore, the countries spent different proportions on different categories.