BAI TABLE FOR EXPENDITURE

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.