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

The table illustrates the data about the spending of consumers on different items in five countries, namely Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and

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, in 2002.

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, what stands out from the chart is that in all the countries, individuals spend most of their money on food, drinks, or tobacco. Another interesting point is that

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was the one which had the highest percentage nearly in all sections. Looking into details, customers in Ireland and

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spent approximately the same money on food, with 28.91% and 32.14% respectively.

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, spending on clothing and footwear was similar, precisely the former made up 6.43% and the latter constituted 6.63%. As regards leisure and education,

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topped first with 4.35% and

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Italy and Sweden shared a joint second place, almost the same number, 3.20% and 3.22% respectively. In the clothing and footwear section, Italy ranked first with 9% and the remaining ones accounted for a similar percentage, around 6%. With regard to the indicators for Spain, like others, food made up the highest number with 18.80% and

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clothing at 6.51% and the

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one, leisure and education, was responsible for 1.98%.