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 chart below illustrates the comparison of five European countries in spending money
for
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different items in the year
of
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2002.
It is clear that
Turkey
and
Ireland
saw the highest proportion of expenditure on food,drink and tobacco
also
Spain
had the lowest proportion of national consumer expenditure on leisure and education. In detail, the figure for eating in
Ireland
was 28.91 %,
whereas
that of Sweden was lower at 15.77%.
Turkey
accounted for the largest percentage of consumption
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food and beverage in 2002
while
that of Italy was 16.36%. In
Spain
, people only 18.80% of their salary
spent
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on eating. The figure for
Ireland
on spending money on clothing and footwear was approximately equal to that of
Spain
and
Turkey
6.51% and 6.63% respectively. Italy had the highest proportion of consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear
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9 per cent,
whereas
that of Sweden was lower at 5.40%. The figures for leisure and education in Italy and Sweden were almost equal about 3.20%. The percentage of leisure and education in
Turkey
stood at 4.35%.
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the figures for
Spain
and
Ireland
were lower at 1.98 and 2.21%.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.

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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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