The table illustrates the proportion of national consumer expenditure on three categories food,drinks and tobacco; clothing and footwear; leisure and education in five different countries in 2002.
Overall, the most significant portion of spending in all countries was on food, drinks and tobacco,while leisure and education accounted for the smallest share. In addition, Turkey generelly spent more on these gategories compared to other countries.
In terms of food,drinks and tobacco , Turkey had the highest expenditure at 32%, followed by Ireland at 28%.Italy and Spain showed similar percentages with 16% and 18%, while Sweden had the lowest proportion at 15% This shows that essential spending made up larger share in turkey ith 32% , then in ireland with 28%
regarding clothung and footwear , italy recorded the highest percentage at 9% .Ireland , Turkey and Spain had similar figures at approximately 6% , while Sweden spent the least at 5%.
with regard to leisure and education , Turkey had the highest spending at 4%/ Sweden and Italy followed with similar figures of each 3%, while Ireland spent less at 2% , Spain the lowest at portion 10%
