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.
The table illustrates the percentage of national consumer
expenditure
for three categories of products and services in five
countries
in 2002.
Overall
, the most significant consumer
expenditure
in all
countries
was food, drinks, and tobacco,
while
allocating the most minor shares of their spending to the leisure and education category. Regarding food, drinks, and tobacco, Turkey's
expenditure
share was the highest at 32.14%, followed by nearly 29%. In the same category, the others spent under 20%, with Sweden having the lowest
expenditure
at 15.77%. Compared to food, drinks, and tobacco, spending on clothing and footwear was noticeably lower in all
countries
. Except for Italy, which spent 9% on these items, the figure for the other
countries
's
expenditure
in
this
category was between 5% and 7%.
Finally
, all nations spend less than 5% on leisure and education. People in Spain were at the bottom of
this
section with only 1.98% of
expenditure
.
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  • 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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