The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainme

The table given depicts the amount of money spent in 30 days by five different European nations on four basic commodities

such

as food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. At first glance, it can be clearly seen that the expenditure of the UK is the same for both clothing and entertainment. Both France and Spain spend the least on clothing,

while

all the other five countries spend more on food, beverage and housing compared to clothing and amusements. In terms of food and drink, Turkey spends the highest (36%) on

this

as opposed to the other four nations.

Then

comes the Spanish people, who are spending approximately 31% on

this

.

However

,

on the other hand

, France, Germans and the British spend less ( exactly about 25%, 22% and 36% respectively) than Spain and Turkey.

Moreover

, the expenditure on housing by Germans, French and the British is the highest at around 33%, 31% and 37% respectively. In comparison, Turkey and Spain do not disburse much on

this

,

whereas

Spanish expends the smallest of exactly 18%.

Furthermore

,

while

France disburses the least on clothing (7%) Germany spends the most on

this

, around 15%. The Germans spend more money on leisure activities, which is about 19% in comparison to the Spanish and the French.

In addition

, the expenditure for the people of Britain is common for both clothing and amusements, but for the Turkish, the percentages are almost close to each other, which is 12% for clothing and 10% for entertainment