The table below is an example of how you might use tables to present data in a (visually) understandable way:
| Meals | Hotels | Transport | subtotals | |
| San Jose | ||||
| 25 Aug 1997 | 37.74 | 112.00 | 45.00 | |
| 26 Aug 1997 | 27.28 | 112.00 | 45.00 | |
| subtotals | 65.02 | 224.00 | 90.00 | 379.02 |
| Seattle | ||||
| 27 Aug 1997 | 96.25 | 109.00 | 36.00 | |
| 28 Aug 1997 | 35.00 | 109.00 | 36.00 | |
| subtotals | 131.25 | 218.00 | 72.00 | 421.25 |
| Totals | 196.27 | 442.00 | 162.00 | 800.27 |