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

The table illustrates various products that consumers spent on in five different countries in 2002.

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, it is evident that food, drinks, and Tobacco accounted for the majority of spending in all countries,

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they spent the least on leisure and education. Regarding the section of food, drinks, and Tobacco, almost 32.14% of Turkey’s consumers spent on them, which made up the most of the proportion, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. As the table indicates, the spending from Spain, Italy, and Sweden was relatively low, at merely 18.8%, 16.36%,

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spending on clothing and footwear, Italy took the first place at 9%, narrowly surpassing the percentages of Turkey, Spain, and Ireland (6.63%, 6.51%, and 6.43%). Meanwhile, Sweden remained the

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at 5.4%. In terms of leisure and education,

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are relatively similar. Turkey made up

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4.35% of the spending,

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Sweden and Italy were at 3.22% and 3.2%, respectively.

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, Ireland only accounted for 2.21% and Spain at 1.98% of the spending.