The information given by the line chart is about the sales of fish and some other kinds of meat (namely chicken, beef and lamb) in a nation in Europe from 1979 to 2004.
Overall, Meat consumption was more common than fish consumption，having meat was more common than fish among the European country, which showed a distinct preference between these two sections from 1979 to 2004. Besides, the distribution of the proportions of each type of meatmeat consumption was uneven, which chicken accounted for the highest proportion while the lamb was lowest.
It’s clear that only did the weekly consumption of fish remain relatively steady over this period, beginning at 60 grams and keeping around at this level until 2004.
Years between 1979 to 2004 witnessed a growth in all in the consumption of chicken, from 140 grams to approximate 250 grams.
By contrast, there was a decline in the consumption of beef and lamb. Starting from about 220 grams per person per week, the consumption of beef saw a sharp decrease, and then a peak of 240 grams took place in 1984. After beinga relatively steady for next 4 years, a continuous plunge can be seen in beef’s consumption, finally making it the secondary common consumption among five kinds of food, with 120 grams per person per week. In addition， wWhen it comes to lamb, there was a steady decline a steady decline took place throughout this period, became the lowest making it the lowest among the types of meat consumedamong the meat consumption, reached about 60 grams in 2004./ dropping from a higher level in 1979 to become the least consumed meat by 2004, at 60 grams per person per week.