The line graph illustrates the volume of beer sold in the UK to pubs and supermarkets, while the bar chart shows the number of bars in the country from 2000 to 2016.
Overall, the amount of beer sold to pubs decreased considerably, whereas sales to supermarkets increased, although at a slower rate. It is also evident that the number of bars declined gradually over the period.
In 2000, approximately 25,000 barrels of beer were sold to pubs, compared with only 10,000 barrels sold to supermarkets. The figure for pubs then decreased steadily, reaching around 11,000 barrels by 2016. By contrast, beer sales to supermarkets rose consistently throughout the period, eventually surpassing those to pubs in 2014 and finishing at approximately 15,000 barrels.
A similar downward trend can be seen in the number of bars. Starting at around 60,000 in 2000, the figure declined gradually throughout the period, ending at approximately 50,000 in 2016. Thus, despite the substantial changes in beer sales to the two types of outlet, the number of bars experienced only a relatively modest decline.