The line graph shows changes in the price of bananas in Japan, France, Germany and the USA between 1996 and 2004, measured in US dollars per kilogram.
Overall, Japan had the highest banana prices during most of the period and showed considerable fluctuations. The USA recorded the lowest and most stable prices. France remained relatively steady, while Germany experienced several noticeable changes.
In Japan, the price of bananas was $2 per kilogram in 1996 and increased to $2.5 in 1997 before reaching a peak of $3 in 1998. It then fell to $2 in 1999. After that, the price rose again to about $2.5 in 2000 and fluctuated between $2 and $2.5 until 2002. In 2003 it dropped sharply to around $1.5 before rising to $2 in 2004.
France showed a more stable trend. Prices stayed at $2 from 1996 to 1998, then decreased to about $1.5 in 1999. After rising again to $2 in 2000, the figure fell slightly to around $1.7 in 2002 before returning to $2 by 2003 and remaining unchanged in 2004.
Germany’s prices fluctuated more significantly, while the USA remained the lowest, varying only slightly between $1 and $1.3 throughout the period.