The table illustrates the percentage of national consumer expenditure across three distinct categories – Food/Drinks/Tobacco, Clothing/Footwear, and Leisure/Education – in five different countries during the year 2002. Overall, it is evident that a considerably larger proportion of national consumer spending was allocated to Food/Drinks/Tobacco compared to the other two categories in all listed countries. Leisure and education consistently accounted for the smallest share of total expenditure. Focusing on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, Turkey recorded the highest spending, with 32.14% of its national consumer budget directed towards these items. Ireland followed with 28.91%. In contrast, the remaining three countries spent significantly less in this area, with Sweden reporting the lowest figure at 15.77%, marginally below Italy (16.36%) and Spain (18.80%). Regarding the other two categories, consumer spending on Clothing/Footwear ranged from 5.40% in Sweden to 9.00% in Italy, making it the second-largest expenditure area. Turkey, Spain, and Ireland showed similar percentages at 6.63%, 6.51%, and 6.43% respectively. Finally, Leisure/Education comprised the smallest proportion of expenditure across the board, with Turkey leading at 4.35% and Spain showing the lowest at 1.98%. The figures for Ireland, Italy, and Sweden were close, at 2.21%, 3.20%, and 3.22% respectively.
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