The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Write a report for University describing the information shown below. Make comparison where relevant.

The table presents information on consumer spending in 2002

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three categories—Food/Drinks/Tobacco, Clothing/Footwear, and Leisure/Education—in five different countries.

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, consumers in all five countries spent the largest proportion of their expenditure on Food/Drinks/Tobacco,

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spending on Leisure/Education was the lowest. In detail, Turkey had the highest percentage of spending on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%,

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Sweden had the lowest, at 15.77%. For Clothing/Footwear, Italy led with 9%, and Sweden again recorded the lowest figure, at 5.4%. When it came to Leisure/Education, Turkey had the highest spending at 4.35%,

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Spain had the lowest at 1.98%.