The bar chart illustrates the percentage of food purchased by people in a particular town on different days of the week in 2009, 2011 and 2013
Overall, it is clear that the percentages tended to be considerably higher towards the end of the week, particularly from Friday to Sunday, whereas Wednesday and Thursday generally recorded the lowest figures. Another notable feature is that the figures varied considerably across the three years, with Saturday reaching its highest level in 2013 while Sunday followed a contrasting pattern.
From Monday to Thursday, the figures varied considerably, with Monday and Tuesday generally recording higher percentages than Wednesday and Thursday. Monday remained remarkably stable, at 70% in both 2009 and 2013,with only a slight rise to 75% in 2011. A similar pattern was seen on Tuesday, where the figure increased from 65% to 75% before falling to 60% in 2013.Wednesday consistently recorded the lowest figures, ranging from 30% to 35%, whereas Thursday experienced the most pronounced fluctuation, jumping from 30% in 2009 to 70% in 2011 before declining to 40% in 2013
From Friday to Sunday, the percentages were considerably higher, with Saturday reaching the highest figures overall. The figure for Friday rose steadily from 79% in 2009 to 85% in 2011 and 87% in 2013. Saturday followed a similar upward trend, increasing from 88% to 95% before reaching 100% in 2013. By contrast, Sunday initially increased slightly, from 94% to 97%, but then fell markedly to 85% in 2013