The table illustrates the proportion of consumer spending on three different goods in five different European countries in 2002.
Overall, the category of consumer items that all countries spent the most on was food, drinks, and tobacco, which was three times higher than other categories. The least amount of money was spent on leisure and education in all five countries. Turkey’s expenses were generally higher than the remaining four countries.
In terms of food, drinks, and tobacco, Turkey spent the most, accounting for 32.14%. Funds spent by Ireland on these items were also high, with a share of 28.91%, followed by Spain and Italy at 18.80% and 16.36%. Sweden spent the least on this category (15.77%).
On the other hand, the lowest expenditure was spent on leisure and education, which accounted for under 5% in all countries. Turkey spent the most on these items at 4.35% of their national expense, which is around double the proportion of Spain (1.98%). With regards to clothing and footwear, the outlays ranged between 9.00% in Italy and 5.40% in Sweden. The national spending in this area for the remaining countries averaged around 6.5%.