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.
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The given table compares the percentages of consumer expenditure for three categories in five countries in 2002.
Overall
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, people have a tendency to spend more money on food/drink/tobacco,
while
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for leisure and education, spending
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this
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category witnessed the smallest share.
It is clear that
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the amount of money spent on food/drink/tobacco in Turkey, at 32.14%, and Ireland, at nearly 29% accounted for the largest proportion, which was higher than any other countries.
In contrast
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, the percentage of expenditure for clothing/footwear in Italy constituted the largest portion, at 9%, significantly greater than the other four nations. Regarding
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leisure
and education, Turkey and Sweden were the largest consumers, at 4.35% and 3.22% respectively. Swedish people spend the least on food/drink/tobacco, at nearly 16%.
This
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trend can
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be seen in the figure for clothing/footwear, at 5.4%.
However
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, Spain had slightly higher numbers for these categories, but the lowest figure for leisure/education, at only 1.98%.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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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