The table compares the percentage of national consumer expenditure on three categories – food, drinks and tobacco; clothing and footwear; and leisure and education – in five countries in 2002.
Overall, spending on food, drinks and tobacco accounted for the largest share of consumer expenditure in all five countries, while leisure and education consistently received the smallest proportion. Turkey recorded the highest spending in most categories, whereas Sweden generally spent the least.
In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey ranked first with 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. Spain and Italy showed similar but lower figures, at 18.80% and 16.36% respectively. Sweden allocated the smallest proportion to this category, spending just 15.77%.
Spending on clothing and footwear was considerably lower across all nations. Italy led this category at 9.00%, while Turkey and Spain recorded comparable levels, at 6.63% and 6.51%. Ireland spent slightly less, at 6.43%, and Sweden had the lowest figure, at 5.40%.
Leisure and education attracted the least consumer spending overall. Turkey again recorded the highest proportion at 4.35%, followed by Sweden (3.22%) and Italy (3.20%). Ireland spent 2.21%, while Spain had the lowest allocation, at just 1.98%.
