The provided table illustrates the distribution of consumer spending in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey across three categories – Food/Drinks/Tobacco, Clothing/Footwear, and Leisure/Education in the year 2002.
Overall, Turkey had the highest total consumer expenditure among the five countries. Expenditure on Food/Drinks/Tobacco was dominant across all nations, while spending on Leisure/Education was the lowest.
Turkey and Ireland led in spending on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, accounting for 32.14% and 28.91% respectively. Italy and Spain had comparable expenses on Clothing/Footwear at 9% and 6.51% respectively. Sweden recorded the highest expenditure on Leisure/Education at 3.22%, whereas Spain had the lowest at 1.98%.
Italy and Sweden spent 16.36% and 15.77% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 9.00% and 5.40% on Clothing/Footwear, and 3.20% and 3.22% on Leisure/Education. Spain’s expenditures were 18.80% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 6.51% on Clothing/Footwear, and 1.98% on Leisure/Education in 2002.
