The given table depicts the percentage of individuals’ expenditure on different items , namely Food/Drinks/Tobacco , Clothing/Footwear and Leisure/Education , in various nations in the year 2002
Looking at the graph from a general perspective , it can be noticed that the food and beverage sectors took the lead among the three categories ,
whereas
Leisure/Education received the smallest share of expenditure
In terms of Leisure and Education , Turkey had the highest spending at 4,35% . Linking Words
Moreover
, Italy and Sweden had a similar figure of around 3,20% Linking Words
while
the data for Ireland and Spain in Linking Words
this
field stood at 2% on average .
When it comes to Clothing and Footwear, the Italians spent the most in five nations , which was 9% . Linking Words
In contrast
, the proportion of Sweden represented 5,4%, which was the lowest number in Linking Words
this
sector . Meanwhile , the figure for Ireland , Spain and Turkey was 6,43% , 6,51% and 6,63% , respectively.
With regard to Food, Drinks and Tobacco , the rate of Turkey had by far the highest expenditure , taking up 32,14% Linking Words
although
Ireland came second with 28,91% Linking Words
whereas
the statistics of other European nations were under 20%Linking Words