The given line graph provides information about the amount of expense on books in four nations, namely Germany, France, Italy, and Austria over a 10-year period starting from 1995.
It is clear that there was an increase in the amount of spending on books in all four countries examined, with the most dramatic rise in the figure for Austria. In addition, the money spent on books in Germany consistently had the highest figures throughout the period.
There were $80 million in expenditure on books in Germany, with a subsequent moderate rise to $90 million in 1999, and a slight decrease to $83 million in 2003, before ending the period at $96 million. Similarly, the data for Italy was in the range from $50 million in 1995 to $56 million in 1997, followed by a small drop to $49 million in 1999, and a gradual growth to $63 million in the last year of the period.
Meanwhile, the budget for books in France started at $58 million, after which it experienced a small rise to $60 million in 1999, before ending the period at $75 million. The consumption on books in Austria saw a similar change between 1995 and 1999, growing markedly from $30 million in 1995 to $40 million in 1999, remaining unchanged at $40 million from 1999 to 2001, and increasing noticeably to $72 million in the final year of the period examined.