The given line graph illustrates data regarding the per capita consumption of butter and margarine in the US from 1980 to 2020.
Overall, there is shown a gradual increasing in consumption of butter, while the consumption of margarine declined rapidly throughout the period.
At the beginning, margarine showed the highest level of consumption per person in 1980, however, it decreased sharply until 2020. Although margarine showed more consumption than butter from the beginning, the consumption of butter overtook the margarine in roughly 2005 due to the decline of margarine. At the end, it showed consumption of 2 per person, being the lowest point in 2020.
The usage of butter started with the rate of approximately 5 per person, presenting a low point. However, this rate increased marginally from 1980 to 2020 and showed more consumption than margarine in 2020. At the end, the consumption of butter depicted about 6 per person in lbs.
