The table compares figures for expenditure on 3 categories of products and
services in 5 selected countries.
Overall, it is clear that all five countries spent by far the largest
proportion of money on Food/Drinks/tobaco, whereas the spending on Leisure and
Education was lowest.
More specifically, Turkish people spent the most substantial percentage on
Food/drinks/tobaco and on Leisure/education compared to other nations, at slightly over 32 percent and under
4.5 percent respectively.
By contrast, the spending on Food/Drinks/tobaco in
Italy was more than 15% and Spanish consumers expenditure was lowest among 6
countries, at only 1.98 percent.
Italy, however, spent up to 9 percent on Clothing, while the figure
recorded in Ireland, Spain and Turkey was approximately 6.5%, 1% larger than Sweden’s spending
proportions.
The figure for consumer
expenditure on leisure/education reported in Italy and Sweden was roughly 3.2%,
while the second lowest spending on these services was seen in Ireland, at over
2 percent.