Istanbul accounted for 25.6% of household consumption expenditure in Türkiye, followed by the Aegean region with 14.5% and the Mediterranean region with 12.6%, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed on Friday.

Northeast Anatolia had the smallest share, at 1.4%, followed by Central East Anatolia at 2.5% and the East Black Sea region at 2.8%.

Istanbul accounted for 38.3% of spending on education services, 32.2% of expenditure on restaurants and accommodation, 28.4% of housing and rent spending, and 27.3% of spending on recreation, sport and culture.

Housing and rent, transportation, and food and non-alcoholic beverages accounted for the largest shares of household budgets across all regions, the data showed.

Istanbul allocated 29.6% of household consumption expenditure to housing and rent, the highest proportion among the regions, while Northeast Anatolia recorded the lowest at 22.1%.

West Marmara had the highest share of transport spending, at 23.3%, while Southeast Anatolia had the lowest at 16.5%.

Southeast Anatolia allocated 27.1% of household consumption expenditure to food and non-alcoholic beverages, the highest proportion nationally. Istanbul recorded the lowest share, at 14.2%.

At the NUTS Level 2 regional classification, Istanbul accounted for 25.6% of total consumption expenditure, followed by Ankara at 8.3%, Izmir at 6.5% and the Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu and Yalova region at 5.7%.

The Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır and Ardahan region had the smallest share, at 0.5%, followed by Kastamonu, Çankırı and Sinop at 0.7%.

Izmir recorded the highest proportion of household spending on housing and rent, at 30.2%, while the Van, Muş, Bitlis and Hakkari region had the lowest, at 19.6%.

The Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu and Yalova region allocated 25% of household spending to transportation, the highest share among Level 2 regions. The Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır region had the lowest, at 12.9%.

The Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır region also recorded the highest share of spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages, at 29.6%, compared with 14.2% in Istanbul, the lowest. (ILKHA)