The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where

relevant.
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The data table makes a comparison of the expenditure on different
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items in 5 countries in 2002.
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, citizens in these nations spent the most money on food, drinks and tobacco, with Turkey being the biggest spender. It is
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noticeable that essential products remain the major concerns of these people. Foodstuffs were consumed the most in
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largest markets namely Turkey and Ireland, with approximately a third in the former (32.14%), and just slightly less than that in the latter (28.91%).
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, the expenses on these necessities were significantly smaller in the 3 remaining countries, with an estimated 17% on average, being just
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half of the spending proportion in Turkey and Ireland. The least invested field in all countries was leisure and education, with Turkish citizens once again leading the spending on
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(4.35%), marginally higher than that in Italy and Sweden (average 3%), and doubling that in Ireland and Spain (average 2%). It is noteworthy that the Italians distributed the most from their budget to fashion items (9%), being 1.5 times higher than the consumption by residents in the other nations.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumer spending
  • items
  • countries
  • food
  • drinks
  • tobacco
  • clothing
  • footwear
  • household goods
  • services
  • leisure
  • education
  • other products
  • comparison
  • highest
  • lowest
  • followed by
  • in all countries
  • various
  • summarise
  • main features
  • relevant
  • information
  • selecting
  • reporting
  • spending
  • table
  • goods
  • data
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