The graphs below delineate the proportion of sustenance and products purchased from supermarkets in three different European nations for two separate years: 1998 and 2008.
Overall, the rate of both types increased in all three countries for the two years. Additionally, country B maintained the highest percentage of both categories in 1998, while it was country A in 2008.
Regarding food, supermarkets in country A supplied about one-tenth for its households in 1998, which then rocketed to approximately 35% ten years later, showing the most significant growth among three countries. Similarly but to a lesser extent, the figure for country B rose moderately from around 22% in 1998 to 27% by the end. Country C witnessed the slowest increase, beginning with nearly 5% then climbing up to roughly 7% in 2008.
Concerning the remaining category, despite ranking second with about 5% in 1998, country A reached its peak by slightly over one-third in the final year. On the other hand, families in country B purchased closely 22% from the starting point and grew to loosely 36% in 2008. Although country C recorded a rapid increase, its figures were consistently the lowest in both 1998 and 2008 at nearly 1% and 15%, respectively.