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

The table compares the proportion of budget spent on three different fields in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey in 2002. Overall, all nations spent the most on Food, drinks and tobacco. By contrast, the spending on leisure and education was the lowest. The expenditure of Turkish was higher than the other countries. As it can be seen in the provided table, we can see that Turkey spent the most money on food, drinks, and tobacco, at around 32%, while the figure for Ireland was slightly lower, at nearly 29%. Sweden spent the least money on three different categories, at only 15. 77% of the total expenditure. The percentage of spending on leisure or education was highest in Turkey, with 4. 35%; whereas Spain was the lowest at merely 1. 98 %. In terms of clothing or footwear, 9% of the cousumer budget spent the most in Italy. Nevertheless, the lowest proportion was seen in Sweden at 5. 4%. The other countries spent on average around 6. 5 % each.