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 mainfeatures, and make comparisons where relevant

The table clearly demonstrates five distinct countries' spending patterns regarding three categories in 2002.

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, it is evident that

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Turkey's customers are the absolute leader in investing in food, drinks, tobacco, leisure and education, Italy is the dominant market in terms of clothing and footwear. In terms of the first category, food, drinks, and tobacco, Turkey led the market with nearly 32% of consumer spending in 2002. The figure for Ireland,

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, is less than a third in the same year, ranking it as the second.

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, Italy, Spain, and Sweden showed somewhat similar expenditure with 16%, 18%, and 15%, respectively. Meanwhile, 9% of Italians spent on the second category (clothing and footwear), which was the highest among others.

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, that of others was around 5-6%. As far as recreational activities and education are concerned, the highest investment is credited to Turkish consumers with approximately 4%. Importantly, that of Sweden and Italy was quite the same with 3.22% for the former and 3.20% for the latter. In comparison, Spanish customers had the least tendency to invest in

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category with less than 2%.