Spain and Italy spent 18.80% and 16.36% respectively.
The expenditure of Ireland was also high (28.91%) compared to Sweden which spent the least (15.77%).
In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey spent the most at 32.14%. The outlay of Turkey was generally higher than the other four countries. The lowest spending could be seen in the category of leisure and education in all five countries. Overall, the category of consumer goods that all countries spent most on was food, drinks and tobacco, which was three times higher than on the other types of goods. The table illustrates the proportion of national expenditure in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on three types of consumer items in 2002. Source: IELTS Cambridge English Test Book 7 The table below gives information about consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. The sample answer is estimated at band score 9. The IELTS table below is taken from IELTS Cambridge book 7. Below is an IELTS table model answer for writing task 1.
