The table provides information about the percentage of national consumer expenditure on three categories – food, drinks and tobacco, clothing and footwear, and leisure and education – in five different countries in 2002.
Overall, people in Turkey and Ireland spent a considerably larger proportion of their consumer expenditure on food, drinks and tobacco compared to other nations, whereas Sweden consistently recorded the lowest figures across all three categories. In contrast, spending on leisure and education was the smallest category in every country.
In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey had the highest proportion at 32.14%, followed closely by Ireland at about 28.91%. By contrast, Italy and Spain stood in the middle at 16.36% and 18.80% respectively, while Sweden spent the least on this category at only 15.77%.
Regarding clothing and footwear, Italy recorded the highest percentage at 9.00%, while Sweden again had the lowest, at 5.40%. Meanwhile, the remaining countries – Turkey (6.63%), Spain (6.51%), and Ireland (6.43%) – spent similar percentages on this category.
Finally, spending on leisure and education was minimal in all countries, with Turkey still leading at 4.35%, followed by Sweden (3.22%) and Italy (3.20%). In contrast, Ireland (2.21%) and Spain (1.98%) had the lowest proportions.
