The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.

The table compares the proportion of monthly

income

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that people in five European countries spent on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.

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, the majority of people spent the highest percentage of

income

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on housing,

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clothing and entertainment received comparatively lower spending. The percentage of spending on food and drink was the highest in Turkey, at around 36%,

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the figure for entertainment was the lowest among all countries, at approximately 10%.

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, Spain ranked second in terms of spending on food and beverages, with the figure standing at 31%.

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, expenditure on clothing remained relatively modest, accounting for only 8%.

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, the largest proportion of monthly

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was allocated to housing in both Germany and the UK, at 33% and 37% respectively.

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, the remaining categories showed varying but relatively close percentages. In terms of France, people spent the largest proportion of their

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on housing,

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spending on clothing was relatively modest, at 31% and 7% respectively.