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The table illustrates the proportion of national expenditure in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on three categories of items in 2002.

The table illustrates the proportion of national expenditure in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on three categories of items in 2002. Overall, all countries spent most on food, drinks and tobacco, which was almost three times that of the other items. The lowest expenditure was on leisure and education in the five countries. The expenditure of Turkey overall was higher than the other countries. In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey spent the most at 32. 14%. The expenditure of Ireland was also high (28. 91%) compared to Sweden which spent the least (15. 77%). Spain and Italy spent 18. 80% and 16. 36% respectively. Italy spent more than the other countries on clothing and footwear (9%) as opposed to the lowest expenditure which could be seen in Sweden at 5. 40%. The other three countries spent on average around 6. 5%. The lowest expenditure was on leisure and education which accounted for under5% in all countries. Turkey spent most on these items at just 4. 35% of their national expenditure which is around double that of Spain which spent the least at just 1. 98%.

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