The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The chart below compares the percentages of family expenditure per month on food and beverages, dwellings, clothing and amusement in five European countries including

France

,

Germany

, the U.K. ,Turkey and Spain.

Overall

, the vast majority of monthly household costs

was

Change the verb form

were

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on housing in

France

,

Germany

and the U.K., whilst

families

in Turkey and Spain spent most of their income on food and drinks.

According to

the information shown in the table housing took the major proportions of household payments in

France

,

Germany

and the U.K. by 31%, 33% and 37%,

while

Turkish

families

and Spanish

families

paid more for meals and beverages by 36% and 31%. At the other end of the spectrum, clothing was the least part of

expense

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the expense

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each month in

France

,

Germany

and Spain with 7% ,15% and 8%. What should be particularly mentioned were clothing and entertainment cost equally in England by 11% and amusement took the smallest part of spending in Turkish

families

. As was demonstrated in the graph, it can be apparently seen that people in the five European countries spent over 50% of their income on lodgment, eating and drinking.