The bar charts illustrate the proportions of food and goods purchased in supermarkets in European nations in 1998 and 2008.
Overall, it is discernible that there was a rise in the percentages of food and goods bought in supermarkets of all given categories. Notably, the figure for country 1 in 2008 was the highest of all examined categories.
Regarding the statistics of food bought in supermarkets, in terms of country 1, the figure started at only 10% in 1998, followed by a remarkable growth to 35% in 2008. The statistics for country 2 were relatively the same, which were roughly 23% and about 26%, respectively. Concerning country 3, the proportion of food bought in 1998 was lower than that in 2008, which was 6% and 8%.
With regards to the percentage of goods bought in supermarkets, the figure for country 1 started at just under 5% in 1998 before climbing substantially to around 39% in 2008. The statistics for country 2 nearly remained stable, at about 24% and 26%. In terms of country 3, the figure was only approximately 2% in the initial year of the period, after which it reached a peak at about 14% in 2008.