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 shown compares the data about consumers' spending on three classes of items in different
countries
in 2002.
Overall
,
it is clear that
consumers spent most on products like food/drinks/tobacco in all five
countries
,
while
leisure and education attracted the least share of
people
.
Also
, it is notable that
people
in Turkey buy food and beverages and tobacco far more than in other
countries
,
as well as
their expenditure on leisure and education. Regarding food, beverages and tobacco, Ireland residents spend 28.91% of their income on these types of products, just under Turkey at 32.14%. These products
as well as
clothing and footwear are the least popular items in Sweden at 15.77% and 5.40%, respectively.
However
, when it comes to clothing, Italian dwellers, with 9% of their expenditure, are leading the list.
Following
this
,
people
in Spain spent the lowest amount on leisure and educational activities, compared to other European
countries
on the list. Swedish and Italian
people
spent roughly the same percentage of their expenditure, slightly more than Irish residents at 2.21%.
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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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