Band 9: The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates how people from five European nations spend their income on four different areas.

Overall, housing was the key household expenditure in France, Germany, and the UK, while Turkish and Spanish people spend most of their budget on food and drink. In addition, clothing is the aspect that receives the least money from most families.

Regarding households from the UK, its percentage of income spending on housing is 37%, followed by Germany (33%) and France (31%). The figures for Turkey and Spain are lower, at 20% and 15%, respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of money going into food and beverage is highest in family Turkey, compared to 31% in Spain and 27% in the UK, both exceeding that of France (25%) and Germany (22%).

15% of German household income is paid for clothing, doubling that of Spain and France, with respective figures being 7% and 8%. As for the UK and Turkey, their budget spent on this facet is nearly equal, at 11% and 12%. Similarly, entertainment is the area for which German families pay the most, at 19%, which is 4% higher than that of Spanish people, while the percentage of household income in France, the UK, and Turkey going into this facet is 13%, 11%, and 10%, respectively.