The line chart gives information about the banana price per kilogram in four different nations from 1996 to 2004. Overall, the price of bananas in all countries increased, with the exception of France. In addition, the figure for Japan underwent the most significant changes throughout the period.
Looking at the graph in more detail, in 1996, the cost of bananas in Japan and France both started at $2 per kilogram. In the following years, the former country peaked at $3 by 1998, before experiencing a significant downward trend to $1.5, after which it fell back to $2.5 by 2004. By contrast, before decreasing to $1.5 dollars, the latter nation remained unchanged by the first three years, and then it recovered to $2 by 2000. After that, the price of bananas in France slightly fell to $1.7 by 2002, followed by a rise to $2 by the end of the period.
Moving onto the remaining countries, at the beginning of the period, bananas’ cost in Germany was $1.5, which was greater than that of the USA. From 1996 to 1998, the USA witnessed a rise in the price of bananas to approximately $1.3, and then it remained relatively stable at about $1.2 until the end of the period. Meanwhile, before undergoing a dramatic increase to $1.8 by 2002, the figure for Germany declined to roughly $1.3 by 1997, and then ending up at $1.8 by the last two years.