The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting main features, and make comparisons where relevant. (THU HA)

The given table compares the percentage of dwellers' expenses on essential goods in five nations, namely Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey

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2002. Looking at the table with a general view, food, drinks , and tobacco were the items which occupied the highest proportion in 5 countries.

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, dwellers spent the least money on leisure and education. Starting with food, drinks and tobacco, people in Turkey

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them with 32,14%,

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the second of top was Irish with 28,91%. The rate of spending on

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in the three remaining countries was approximately 17,5%.

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, leisure and educational activities were ignored by Turkish people when the ratio of money used on

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was only 4,35%, which was only one eighth of the amount spent on food, drinks and tobacco. The lowest of

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category was expenses of Spanish people with 1,98%.

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one in Italy, Ireland and Sweden was similar at around 3%.

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, in terms of clothing or footwear, the highest figure was information on consumer spending in Italy , which accounted for 9% of total expense; meanwhile, the number of

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merchandise in Sweden was the smallest compared with the others. In the middle of the list, Ireland, Spain , and Turkey had medium outgoing costs for fashionable products at about 6,5%.