The table displays the percentage of domestic consumer spending on various items in five different countries in 2002. Overall, food/drinks/tobacco was the main item expenditure category in Turkey, while clothing/footwear exhibited the highest figure in Italy. However national spending on leisure/education was more prominent in Sweden and especially in Turkey. It is also clear that the combined expenditure on these items was highest in Turkey, whereas Sweden showed the lowest overall spending.
Focusing on food/drinks/tobacco expenditure, Turkey spent 32.14% in this category, almost two times the figure for Italy. However, Ireland ranked second, with 28.91% of spending. Spain and Italy followed distantly behind, with respective figures of 18.80% and 16.30%, while Sweden closed the list, with 15.77%.
The percentage of clothing/footwear spending shows relatively small figures, with Italy and Turkey exhibiting more noticeable numbers, at 9% and 6.63% respectively. Ireland and Spain spent 6.43% and 6.51% respectively. Sweden once again showed the lowest figure of 5.40%.
In terms of leisure/education, Turkey led with 4.35%, while Italy and Sweden had nearly the same figures, at 3.20% and 3.22%, respectively. Spain marked the lowest figure, at 1.98%.
