The provided table depicts the percentage of national consumer expenditure by three different categories: food/drink/tobacco, clothing/footwear, and leisure/education in five nations: Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. The information is given for the year 2002.
Overall, it is clearly seen that the maximum ratio of money spent on food/drink/tobacco. In contrast, the minimum percentage of expenditure on leisure/education.
Looking at the table in detail, in 2002, the proportion of money spent from Turkey was at the top position, at 32.14%. However, it was followed by Ireland, with 28.92%. Whereas, it is noticeable that the next places were occupied by Spain and Italy, which contributed 18.80% and 16.36%. In contrast, Sweden was at the bottom position, at 15.77%.
Analyzing the table further, in 2002, the ratio of expenditure on clothing/footwear by Ireland was 6.43% compared to 2.21% on leisure/education. However, for the former category, the percentage of money spent was 9.00%, 6.51%, 5.40%, and 6.63% in Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey, respectively. Whereas, for the latter category, its proportion was 3.20%, 1.98%, 3.22%, and 4.35%, respectively.
