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

The table below gives information on consumer spending on different iters in five different countries in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table illustrates the percentages of consumer expenditure on three categories—food, drinks and tobacco; clothing and footwear; and
leisure
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 and education—in five
countries
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 in 2002.
Overall
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, all five
countries
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 spent the largest proportion of their budget on food, drinks, and tobacco,
while
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leisure
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 and education accounted for the smallest share.
Turkey
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 recorded the highest spending on both food-related items and
leisure
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/education,
whereas
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 Italy had the greatest proportion of spending on clothing and footwear. In terms of food, drinks, and tobacco,
Turkey
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 led with 32.14%, followed by Ireland with 28.91%. Spain, Sweden, and Italy showed lower figures, ranging from 16.36% to 18.80%.
This
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 category consistently made up the highest portion of consumer spending across all
countries
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. For clothing and footwear, Italy had the highest percentage at 9.00%, significantly more than the other
countries
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, which ranged between 5.40% (Sweden) and 6.63% (
Turkey
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). The figures for Ireland and Spain were quite similar at around 6.5%.
Leisure
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 and education had the lowest levels of spending in every country.
Turkey
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 again ranked highest in
this
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 category, with 4.35%, nearly double that of Spain, which had the lowest at just 1.98%. Sweden and Italy showed moderate levels of spending in
this
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 category, both just above 3%.

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