The diagram illustrates the consumption of different spreads (Margarine, Low fat & reduced spreads and butter) between 1981 and 2007. The units are measured in grams.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that although the highest proportion of margarine was consumed at the beginning of the period, while in 2007 the other spreads were overtaken by that of low fat & reduced spreads. Except for reduced spreads, the others experienced a fall throughout the period.
Looking at the details, the indicator of butter ranked first, accounting for nearly 140 grams in 1981. Over the next 10 years, a dramatic decrease was observed in this rate to reach 100 grams. Approximately 90 grams margarine was used by people in 1981 and from 1986 to 1991 it increased gradually to 100 grams. In 1991 the rate of butter was outstripped by the figure for margarine, and during next 5-years period the former saw a sharp fall to roughly 70 grams, whereas the latter remained stable at 100 grams. In 2007 the indicators of butter and margarine comprised at almost 50 and 40 respectively.
With regard to low fat & reduced spreads, it started to consume in 1996 and stood at about 10 grams. After a significant rise to nearly 83 grams, the share of this spread dropped gradually to around 72 grams.