The given table compares the percentage of expenditures on three groups of consumer necessities in five nations, namely Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey in 2002.
Overall
, consumption of food, beverages and tobacco products was constantly higher across all countries, Linking Words
whereas
a smaller portion was spent on leisure activities and education. Linking Words
Furthermore
, with the clothing and footwear industries , something in between.
Looking more closely at the data, basic commodities represented a considerable proportion of expenditures, with Turkey accounting for the highest 32.14 per cent. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain reported lower amounts of 16.36% and 15.77%, respectively.
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Furthermore
, clothes and shoes were in the middle of the market's consumption, where the biggest share represented exactly 9 per cent by Italian region, Linking Words
while
the Swedish economy represented the smallest volume of 5.4%.
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In contrast
, expenses on leisure and education were consistently low across all economies, with the Spanish market demonstrating the least favoured share of 1.98%, compared to Italy with the largest expenditure of 3.2%.Linking Words