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

The table depicts information about consumer expenditure on various products in five

countries

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in 2002. The five

countries

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are Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.

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, Turkey spent the most on food, drinks, and tobacco,

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Spain's expenditure on leisure and education was the least in 2002.

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, the proportion of consumer spending in all five

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on different items decreased gradually during the given period of time. Ireland, Turkey and Spain had proportions of 28.91%, 32.14%, and 18.80% in the food, drinks and tobacco category respectively in 2002.

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, these three

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had values of less than 10% in the clothing and footwear and leisure and education segments during the whole year.

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, Irish people, Turkish people, and Spanish people all spent similar figures of 6.43%, 6.63%, and 6.51% on the clothing sector. Regarding Italy and Sweden, both

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spent 16.36% and 15.77% on food, drinks and tobacco products in the same order with a negligible difference,

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in the leisure and education

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both of these nations had percentages of 3.20% and 3.22% respectively.