The given table illustrates the national consumer breakdown of expenditure measured in 5 states (Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey) in the year of 2002. Spendings are divided by three categories and are displayed in percentages.
Overall, while the highest amount of money was allocated to food/drinks/tobacco in all countries, leisure/education spendings constituted the smallest share.
Turkish and Irish people demonstrated similar spending tendencies, with ones on food/drinks/tobacco amounting to nearly a third of all the expenses. Furthermore, the expenditure for clothing and footwear for these countries also differed by a narrow margin, constituting roughly 6.5%. On the contrary, the figure in the category of leisure/education for Ireland made up only over half of that for Turkey, with the latter accounting for 4.35%.
Italy, Spain and Sweden had some commonalities as well. Their citizens spent under a fourth of their capital on food, drinks and tobacco, with the highest share of 18.8% allocated by Spanish people. Moreover, the money spent for leisure/education comprised under 4% in both states. What stands out is the distribution of money spent on clothing/footwear. While the Spanish and Swedish population spent around 6.5% on goods of that category, the Italian figure reached 9%.