The table illustrates the percentage of national consumer
expenditure
in five Use synonyms
countries
in 2002, categorized into three sectors: Use synonyms
food
, drinks, and tobacco; clothing and footwear; and Use synonyms
leisure
and Use synonyms
education
. Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
food
, drinks, and tobacco accounted for the highest spending across all Use synonyms
countries
, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
leisure
and Use synonyms
education
had the lowest Use synonyms
expenditure
.
In terms of Use synonyms
food
, drinks, and tobacco, Use synonyms
Turkey
had the highest Use synonyms
expenditure
at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. Use synonyms
In contrast
, Spain (18.80%), Italy (16.36%), and Sweden (15.77%) recorded significantly lower spending in Linking Words
this
category.
Regarding clothing and footwear, Italy led the spending with 9.00%, Linking Words
whereas
Sweden had the lowest Linking Words
expenditure
at 5.40%. Spain (6.51%), Ireland (6.43%), and Use synonyms
Turkey
(6.63%) had relatively similar figures in Use synonyms
this
category.
Linking Words
Leisure
and Use synonyms
education
had the lowest Use synonyms
expenditure
in all five Use synonyms
countries
. Use synonyms
Turkey
recorded the highest spending at 4.35%, Use synonyms
while
Spain had the lowest at just 1.98%. The remaining Linking Words
countries
had similar expenditures, ranging between 2.21% and 3.22%.
In summary, essential goods Use synonyms
such
as Linking Words
food
and beverages dominated consumer spending, particularly in Use synonyms
Turkey
and Ireland, Use synonyms
while
non-essential categories Linking Words
such
as Linking Words
leisure
and Use synonyms
education
remained the lowest across all five nations.Use synonyms
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