The line graph compares the prices for 800 grams, in euros, of four bread types in a European country between 2001 and 2005.
Overall, brown bread ended the period as the most expensive variety, whereas rye remained the cheapest throughout the timeframe. Wholegrain showed the greatest fluctuation, peaking in 2002 before falling back, while the price of white bread rose steadily over the years.
In 2001, wholegrain was the costliest type of bread at 0.8 euros, compared with 0.6 euros for each of the other three varieties. Its price then surged to a peak of 1.8 euros in 2002, before dropping markedly to 1.0 euro in 2003 and further to 0.7 euros in 2004. In the final year, it recovered slightly to 0.8 euros.
Brown bread, by contrast, increased from 0.6 euros in 2001 to 1.5 euros in 2002, and then to 1.6 euros in 2003. Although its price dipped to 1.4 euros in 2004, it climbed back to 1.6 euros in 2005. Meanwhile, white bread rose steadily from 0.6 to 1.3 euros over the period. Rye was consistently the cheapest bread overall, falling slightly to 0.5 euros in 2002 before remaining around 0.6 for the next two years and then finishing at 0.7 euros.
