The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

The table illustrates consumer expenditure in 2002 across three categories in five

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, namely food, drinks and tobacco, clothing and footwear, and leisure and education.

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, spending on food, drinks and tobacco dominated consumer budgets in all five

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, with Turkey allocating the highest proportion.

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, a much smaller proportion was spent on leisure and education across all

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. In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkish consumers allocated the largest percentage, at 32.14%, followed by Ireland at 28.91%. Spain and Italy showed moderate spending in

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sector, at 18.80% and 16.36% respectively,

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Sweden

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recorded the lowest figure, at just 15.77%. Compared with

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and Italy, consumers in Turkey and Ireland allocated significantly more money to

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category. Turning to clothing and footwear, Italy had the largest proportion, at 9%,

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Sweden

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spent the least at 5.40%. The remaining

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, including Ireland, Spain and Turkey, showed moderate spending in

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sector, at around 6–7%. Regarding leisure and education, spending by Turkish consumers stood at 4.35%, which was the highest among the five

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.

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, Spain recorded the lowest, at just 1.98%,

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Sweden

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and Italy showed moderate spending in

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sector, at 3.22% and 3.20% respectively.