Tables do have a purpose!

Tables are for displaying tabular data, not layout!
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Total
Column 1 is used for Column 2 is used for Column 3 is used for Column 4 is used for Is used for Total
Value 1.1 Value 1.2 Value 1.3 Value 1.4 100
Value 2.1 Value 2.2 Value 2.3 Value 2.4 200
Value 3.1 Value 3.2 Value 3.3 Value 3.4 300
Total: 600