The line chart illustrates how much money was spent on books in four different countries from 1995 to 2005.
Overall, there was an increase in the spending on books in all countries shown, with Austria witnessing the most dramatic rise. In addition, Germany constantly had the highest figures throughout the years.
The expenditure allocated for buying books in Germany started at about 80 million dollars, after which it experienced a subsequent rise to 90 million dollars in 1999 and a fall to around 85 million dollars in 2003, before increasing again to about 95 million dollars in the final year. Similar changes, but to lesser extents, were seen in the figure for Italy, which fluctuated between 50 million dollars and 55 million dollars in the first four years, followed by a considerable growth to 75 million dollars in 2005.
About 55 million dollars was the amount of money served for books in France in 1995, with a sharp rise by 20 million dollars to 75 million dollars at the end of the period. Similarly, the figure for Austria underwent a moderate growth from 30 million dollars in 2001 and a final increase to just over 70 million dollars in 2005.
The graph below shows the hours of teaching per year done by each teacher in four different countries in 2001. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
