The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Nhi

The table illustrates the different patterns in national consumer spending on three groups of items in five nations in 2002.

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, it is immediately obvious that there was a similar pattern in all countries that the highest amount of

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was spent on food/drinks/tobacco and the lowest consumption was spent on leisure/education. Looking at the table, in terms of the first group item (Food/Drinks/Tobacco) we can see that Turkey registered the highest percentage of expenditure at 32.14%

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Ireland spent around 28.91% of

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on those items. Spain, Italy, and Sweden were consumed at the same level around 18.8%, 16.36%, and 15.77% respectively. A similar proportion was seen in Leisure/Education which Turkey continuously spent the most

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, stook at 4.35%. Followed by Sweden, Italy, Ireland,

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which were 3.22%, 3.2, 2.21%, and 1.98 respectively.

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, The percentage that people used for clothing/footwear is quite different where Italians spent the most

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at 9% and Sweden spent the lowest

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at 5.4%. Three remaining countries were willing to pay

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the same percentage of

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for these items at approximately 6.43% to 6.63%