The table illustrates the proportion of money spent on three categories—food, clothing, and leisure/education—in five countries in 2002. Overall, food accounted for the largest share of expenditures, while leisure and education received the least spending across all countries. Clothing expenses fell in between.
Turkey recorded the highest proportion of spending on food, drinks, and tobacco at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. By contrast, Sweden allocated the smallest proportion to this category, with only 15.77%. Similarly, the other two countries, Italy and Spain, did not exceed 20% in this category.
In terms of clothing and footwear, Italy led with 9.00%, while Ireland followed at 6.43%. Spain, Turkey, and Sweden had lower percentages, with figures below 6%.
Leisure and education accounted for the smallest proportions in all five countries. Turkey spent the most on this category (4.35%), whereas Spain had the lowest figure at just 1.98%. The remaining countries allocated between 2% and 4% to this