The line graph illustrates the changes in the price of bananas in four different countries, namely Japan, France, Germany and the USA during a decade from 1994 to 2004. Units are given in dollars.
Overall, in three countries except the USA there were a noticeable fluctuation in the price of bananas, while that of the USA almost remained the same with a small increase at the beginning of the given period. In addition, the price of bananas in Japan showed the highest rate.
To start with, in Japan the cost of bananas increased from almost 2 dollars per kilogram to around 3 in subsequent year. This figure dropped to just over 1.5 dollars per kilogram in 2001 before finishing at just above 2.50 dollars by the end of the given year. Moreover, the cost of bananas in France stayed stable in the first 3 years, at around 1.70 dollars per kilo before dropping to 1 dollar in 2001. By the end, this rate returned to approximately to 1.70.
On the other hand, Germany’s prices showed a fluctuation over the years, starting at almost 1.40 dollar for 1 kilo and by 2004 finished at around 1.20 dollars, while bananas’ cost in the USA stood at just below 1 dollar per kilogram and this figure remained stable over a decade.
