The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates an information on three different specified categories which shows the expenditure of five different European countries’ people in the year 2002. Overall, it is evident that the largest proportion of the consumer spending in the category was food/drink/tobacco for each country while lowest percentage for leisure or education. Out of five different countries, consumer spending on food or drink or tobacco was the most significant for Turkey, which is 32. 14% whereas second highest was for Ireland (approx. 29%). Following this Spain had 18. 80% in the same category. Maintaining the same position by the consumer, leisure or education was also highest for Turkey which is 4. 35%, which was followed by Sweden having 3. 22% but clothing and footwear was noticeably higher in Italy which is exactly 9%, which is again followed by Turkey (6. 63%). On the other hand, it is vividly shown in the table that Sweden had lowest proportion of food or drink or tobacco (15. 77%) and clothing or footwear (5. 40%) while leisure or education expenditure was least for Spain having the expenditure percentage approximately 2 which was just surpassed by Ireland (2. 21%).