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

The table presents the percentage of consumer expenditure on various items across five nations in 2002.

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, food, drinks, and tobacco made up the largest share of consumer spending in each country,

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leisure and education consistently accounted for the smallest proportion. Food, drinks, and tobacco represented the leading items in Turkey at 32.14%, more than double that of Sweden at 15.77%. In Ireland,

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exceeded a quarter (28.91%),

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both Spain (18.80%) and Italy (16.36%) were lower. In terms of clothing and footwear, Ireland, Spain, and Turkey had similar shares of 6.43%, 6.51%, and 6.63%, respectively. Italy recorded the largest figure in

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category at roughly 9%, and Sweden showed the lowest at 5.40%.

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, all countries allocated just under 5% of total spending to recreation and education, with Turkey recording the most at 4.35%.

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was followed by Sweden at 3.22% and Italy at nearly identical 3.20%.

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, Spain had only 1.98% in

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2.21% in Ireland.