The data illustrates the consumer expenditure on various products in five distinct nations in the year 2002.
Overall, it can be seen that the category of food/drink/tobacco has the highest share of the expenditure, followed by clothing/footwear and leisure/education. Turkey has the highest overall percentage of spending, while Sweden has the lowest.
In terms of Food, Drink, and Tobacco, Turkey recorded the highest figure at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. In contrast, Sweden and Italy spent the least on this category, at 15.77% and 16.36% respectively.
When it comes to Clothing and Footwear, Italy led the group with 9%, while Sweden again had the lowest figure at just 5.40%. The other countries—Turkey, Ireland, and Spain—had moderately similar percentages ranging between 6.43% and 6.63%.
Spending on Leisure and Education was generally the lowest category across all five nations. Turkey allocated the most at 4.35%, followed by Sweden (3.22%) and Italy (3.20%). The lowest figures were observed in Spain (1.98%) and Ireland (2.21%).
