The line chart illustrates how much money people in Germany, France, Italy and Austria spent on books from 1995 to 2005.
Overall, despite some fluctuations, there was an increase in the amount of money spent on books in all four countries examined, with the most dramatic rise being seen in the figure for Austria. In addition, Germany consistently had the highest figures during the period shown.
About 80 millions was used for books by citizens in Germany in 1995, with mild fluctuation during first 8 years, and a final rise from about 85 to about 95 millions in 2005. Similarly, the figure for Italy fluctuated in a range from 50 to 55 millions from 1995 to 1999, followed by a progressive growth to the north of 60 million in the final year.
The expenditure on books in France started at 55 in 1995, after which it saw a consistent rise to about 75 million in 2005. Similar trend can be seen in the figure of Austria in first half of the period, growing from 30 in 1995 to 40 million in 1999 and maintained at this level until 2001. From 2003 onwards, it increased considerably, reaching almost 75 million in the final year of the period.