The graph illustrates different figures of fruits consumerism measured in pounds in the United States from 1950 to 2010.
Overall, fruits consumption increased in some periods, while other fruits experienced a plateaued figure of consumption.
In detail, in 1950 apples consumption started at 51 pounds, then experienced a sharp increase accounting for 75 pounds in 1965, despite the slight decrease to 70 pounds in 1970, the consumption of apples sharply increased, peaking at 90 pounds and dominating the market in 1980. However, apples consumption experienced a declined fluctuations from 1985 to 2010 reaching 69 pounds at the end. Followed by Oranges consumption started at 50 pounds in 1960, despite some fluctuational movements to relatively plateaued in the average of 50 pounds from 1955 till 2010 to end at 42 in 2010.
In contrast, pears and bananas consumption started relatively at the same figure in 1950, pears accounting for 9 pounds and relatively experienced an insignificant increase during the whole period to end by 10 pounds in 2010. Whereas pears consumption started at 11 pounds in 1950 then gradually increased to 25 pounds in 1980, to sharply increase peaking at 75 pounds in 2010, dominating the consumption of fruits in the USA.
