the table below gives information on consumers spending on different items in five different countries in 2002

The table compares the percentage of expenditure which

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from 5

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spend on different living expenses.

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the total spending of

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in

Turkey

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was higher than the expenditure of

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in other

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. In all

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,

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spent the highest proportion of their budget on food-related products,

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figure for

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was the lowest. In

Turkey

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,

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spent almost one third of their money on food, drinks, and tobacco, at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91.

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Sweden

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, with 15.75% had the lowest share of consumer expenditure on

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category. In terms of clothing and footwear,

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in Italy spent the largest share of their earnings on it, accounting for 9% among all

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.

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by 5.40%. Clothing and footwear consumption for Ireland, Spain and

Turkey

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were approximately equal, accounting for almost 6.5%. It is noticeable that recreational and educational expenses had the least proportion of

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’ money.

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figure for Spain was the

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(1.98) and the highest for

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(4.35). People in

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and Italy spent equally in

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category, standing at 3.22 and 3.20, respectively.