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

The

table

compares the percentages of consumer

expenditure

for three different categories of products in five countries in 2002. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that all countries spent a huge portion of their money on

food

,

drinks

, and

tobacco

than other categories.

On the other hand

,

leisure

and

education

had the lowest percentages in the

table

. Consumer spending on

food

,

drinks

and

tobacco

and on

leisure

/

education

are noticeably higher in Turkey, at 32.14% and 4.35%, respectively. With only a negligible difference, at nearly 29%, Ireland is in second place in

food

/

drinks

/

tobacco

expenditure

. Italy, Spain, and Sweden spent less than 19% of their expenditures on

food

,

drinks

and

tobacco

in 2002.

While

the percentages of national consumer

expenditure

in Italy and Sweden on

leisure

and

education

are close to each other, at 3.20%, their

expenditure

on clothing and footwear were quite different, 9% for Italy and only 5.40% for Sweden, which is the lowest percentage in the

table

. The

expenditure

on clothing and footwear for other countries is between 6 and 7 per cent. It is worth mentioning that the percentage of Spain's

expenditure

on

leisure

and

education

is the lowest amount in the

table

, close to 2%.