The table provides information on consumer expenditure in five countries in 2002, focusing on three categories: food/drinks/tobacco, clothing/footwear, and leisure/education.
Overall, all five countries spent the largest proportion of their national budgets on food, drinks, and tobacco, while spending on leisure and education was the lowest across the board. Turkey recorded the highest overall spending on food-related items, whereas Sweden had the lowest.
In terms of food, drinks, and tobacco, Turkey had the greatest expenditure at 32.14%, followed closely by Ireland at 28.91%. Spain and Italy spent moderately at 18.80% and 16.36% respectively, while Sweden had the lowest at 15.77%.
Spending on clothing and footwear was highest in Italy at 9.00%. The remaining countries had similar percentages, ranging between 5.40% in Sweden and 6.63% in Turkey, with little variation overall.
As for leisure and education, Turkey again led with 4.35%, more than double the figure for Spain, which had the lowest at just 1.98%. Sweden and Italy showed similar expenditure in this category at just over 3%, while Ireland spent 2.21%.
