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

The table below gives information on concusmer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.
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The table indicates information on people's expenditure on three different items in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey in 2002.
Overall
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, it is obvious that the five countries spent mostly on Food/Drink/Tobacco,
by contrast
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, leisure/education was spent the least compared to the other two categories. As the table demonstrates, spending on food/tobacco/drink was the highest in Turkey, approximately 32.14%,
while
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the Swedish spent just only 15.77% as the lowest spender in
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sector. With regrading to clothing/footwear, Italians spent 9% which was the highest figure among the five countries.
Furthermore
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, the statistics for Turkey, Spain, and Ireland were relatively identical.
However
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, Sweden's figure was the lowest, with only 5.40%. Compared to leisure/education, Turkish made up 4.35% of
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segment.
On the contrary
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, the rates of Ireland, Italy and Sweden are similar, with 3.20% and 3.22% respectively. More interestingly, Spain spent only 1.98% on the category which was the lowest figure.
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Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "compared" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumer spending
  • categories
  • comparison
  • trends
  • patterns
  • economic factors
  • cost of living
  • average income
  • cultural values
  • implications
  • data analysis
  • leisure activities
  • significant differences
  • budget allocation
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