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 main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides information on the

percentage

of national consumer expenditure across three categories—food,

drinks

, and

tobacco

; clothing and

footwear

; and leisure and education—in five

countries

in 2002.

Overall

, the highest expenditure across all

countries

was on food,

drinks

, and

tobacco

,

while

leisure and education received the smallest share of spending. Turkish consumers allocated the largest

percentage

of their budget to food,

drinks

, and

tobacco

,

whereas

Italians spent the most on clothing and

footwear

. In terms of food,

drinks

, and

tobacco

, Turkey recorded the highest proportion of spending at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. The other three

countries

—Italy, Spain, and Sweden—allocated less than 20% of their expenditure to

this

category

, with Sweden reporting the lowest

percentage

at 15.77%. Clothing and

footwear

ranked as the second-largest

category

in terms of spending. Italy had the highest proportion in

this

category

at 9.00%, significantly higher than the other

countries

, all of which spent less than 7%. Sweden recorded the smallest proportion of spending on clothing and

footwear

, with only 5.40%. Leisure and education accounted for the smallest share of consumer spending across all five

countries

. Turkey again led in

this

category

, allocating 4.35%,

while

Spain reported the lowest

percentage

, at just 1.98%.