IELTS WRITING TASK 1 - TABLE

The table compares the proportions of customer expenditure on three different categories of products and services in five nations in 2002.

Overall, in all five countries, the largest percentage of customer spending went into food, drinks, and tobacco. By contrast, the leisure/education category had the lowest percentages in the table.

Of the five nations, the percentages of customer expenditure were noticeably higher in Turkey, at 32.14% and Ireland, at 28.91%. The figures for the three other countries were significantly lower, at below 20%. In terms of spending on clothing/footwear, Italy had the greatest number, at 9%, while the average percentages of customer spending in the other nations ranged from 5% to 7%.

Turkey had by far the highest percentage of customer expenditure on leisure and education, at 4.35%, while the lowest figure was recorded in Spain, at 1.98%, half the figure of Turkey. Sweden had slightly higher figure for leisure/education, at 3.22%, but the lowest figures for food/drinks/tobacco and clothing and footwear, at 15.77% and 5.40% respectively.