The bar charts compare three western nations in terms of their proportion of goods and food bought in supermarkets from 1998 to 2008. The units are measured in percentages.
Overall, country A had the highest share of food and merchandise in 2008, whereas the figure for Country C was the nadir during the given timeframe.
According to the data, supermarket food purchases in nation A represented 10% before skyrocketing to 35% after a decade. As for goods bought in supermarkets in that country, it accounted for less than 5% initially, and this figure soared to approximately 40% in 2008.
When it comes to country B, the proportion of supermarket goods and food purchases was almost similar; roughly 24% for food bought via supermarkets and 25% for goods bought in supermarkets in 1998. The percentage for food then rose to nearly 27%, while the figure for merchandise increased slightly just above 25% in 2008.
By comparison, the rate of cuisine purchased in supermarkets in country C stood at about 7% in 1998, and this rate showed an upward trend to below 10% after 10 years. Moreover, supermarket goods purchases began at 1% initially, followed by aconsiderable increase to almost 15% by the end of the period.