the table below gives information about consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002 v.2

The table compares the proportion of expenditure that people in five different countries spended on various categories in 2002. Overall, food, drinks and tobacco had a highest percentage of expenditure in all five nations while spending on leisure and education was smallest. Ireland and Turkey accounted a higher proportion in terms of food, drinks, tobacco among five countries, at 28. 91% and 32. 14%, respectively. In Italy, Spain and Sweden, these figures were significant less at 16. 36%, 18. 80% and 15. 77%, respectively. With regards to clothing and footwear, there was not a considerable difference in Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Turkey, at 6. 43%, 6. 51%, 5. 40% and 6. 63%, respectively. But this figure was higher slightly in Italy at 9. 00%. On the other hand, spending on leisure and education contributed to a small proportion into total budget spent on given categories, at 2. 21% in Ireland, 3. 20% in Italy, 1. 98% in Spain, 3. 22% in Swenden and 4. 35% in Turkey