The table compares the proportions of national consumer expenditure on three categories – food/drinks/tobacco, clothing/footwear, and leisure/education – in five countries in 2002.
Overall, the largest share of spending in all countries was devoted to food, drinks and tobacco, while leisure and education consistently received the smallest proportion. Turkey and Ireland recorded the highest percentages for basic necessities, whereas Sweden generally spent the least across most categories.
In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey ranked first with 32.14%, followed closely by Ireland at 28.91%. Spain and Italy showed moderate figures of 18.80% and 16.36% respectively, while Sweden had the lowest proportion at 15.77%.
Spending on clothing and footwear was considerably lower. Italy led this category with 9%, whereas Sweden recorded the smallest figure at 5.40%. The remaining countries clustered around 6.5%.
Leisure and education attracted under 5% in all five nations. Turkey again had the highest percentage at 4.35%, while Spain spent the least, at just 1.98%.