The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.
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The table illustrates buyer spending on various goods
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as food, clothing and leisure in five different nations in 2002.
Overall
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, it is apparent that the highest percentage of things spent on sustenance (foods, drinks, tobacco) in Turkey,
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this
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country has the largest percentage of money spent on education and leisure, compared with the other five nations.
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, Italy was slightly ahead by buying clothing and shoes than Turkey in 2002.
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,
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the given table, the second place where consumers spent their money on food and drinks was Ireland (28.91%) and
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was slightly more than Turkey. It is interesting to note that people in Italy and Sweden spent an equal amount of money on leisure and schooling.
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, it seems clothing and footwear in Sweden were not as popular as in Italy. Spanish individuals were not interested in relaxation activities, spending only 1.98% on that compared with others.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumer spending
  • items
  • countries
  • comparison
  • overview
  • table
  • data
  • information
  • proportion
  • percentage
  • figures
  • categories
  • expenditure
  • purchases
  • spending habits
  • trends
  • average
  • highest
  • lowest
  • variation
  • pattern
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