The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table gives information about the proportion of monthly household spending in France, Germany, the UK, Turkey, and Spain on four different categories of goods and services.
It is clear that
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French, German, and British people allocate the most significant proportion of their income to housing,
while
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Turkish and Spanish use it mostly for
food
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and
drink
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.
Overall
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,
food
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/
drink
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and housing account for the vast majority of people's expenses in the five countries,
whereas
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the small minority goes on clothing and
entertainment
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. Focusing first on the three nations which utilise most of their wages on housing, between 30 and 35 per
cent
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is used for
this
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basic daily need there,
while
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roughly 25% they
allocate
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to
food
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and
drink
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. When it comes to clothing and
entertainment
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, France and Germany spend nearly 15 and 20 per
cent
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on these sectors,
whereas
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they can afford to use 15 and
half
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a half
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as much per
cent
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of their monthly income to buy new outfits, respectively. As for the British population, the percentage of salaries spent on the areas mentioned above is 11% for each of them. As for the remaining countries,
from
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apply
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nearly 30 to 35%
goes
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there on
food
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and
drink
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(combined), and approximately 20% they use to cover their expenditure on housing. Regarding clothing and
entertainment
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, households in Turkey utilise slightly more than those in Spain to acquire new items of clothing, 12 and 8 per
cent
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, respectively. With respect to
entertainment
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, these countries spend roughly 10% to relax.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words food, drink, entertainment, cent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "roughly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • allocate
  • proportion
  • expenditure
  • speculate
  • real estate
  • average income
  • trends
  • significant differences
  • lifestyle
  • surprising findings
  • notable patterns
  • economic priorities
  • living standards
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