The table below compares the proportion of national expenditures in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on the various types of consumer goods in 2002.

The table illustrates the percentage distribution of consumer expenditure across three categories: food/drink/tobacco, Clothing/shoes, and

leisure

/

education

in five different regions for 2002. The notable trend is that food/drink/tobacco accounted for the dominant share of expenditure in all of them,

whereas

the minimum budget was allocated to

leisure

and

education

. Turkey scored the top in spending in all categories except for clothing, with 32.14% for essential goods, followed closely by Ireland with 28.91% and Sweden with its modest share of 15.77%.

In contrast

, Italy led in spending on clothing/shoes, dedicating 9%,

while

Sweden's share in

this

section was 5.40%. Regarding

leisure

and

education

, Turkey again topped the list with 4.35%,

whereas

Spain had minimal expense allocation at just about 1.98%.

Overall

, there is a clear pattern of prioritizing essential goods

such

as food and drink over other items, which was particularly evident in Turkey's higher expenditure on most categories. Spain's minimum spending on

leisure

and

education

might clearly indicate a regional emphasis on fundamental necessities.