The line graph illustrates how much money was spent by individuals on purchasing books in four countries, namely Germany, France, Italy, and Austria, over a decade from 1995 to 2005.
The purchasing of books by Germans as a whole had a steady increase, while book spending in the other countries expanded towards noticeable fluctuations.
Germany spent the largest amount of money on purchasing books, whereas Italy had the lowest spending throughout the period. In Austria, book purchases gradually rose from around $30 million in the first two years, followed by a slight decline back to the initial level. After that, the figure increased steadily for the rest of the period. Turning to Italy, its trend was initially similar to that of Austria, with spending rising to about $55 million before falling back slightly. In the remaining years, the amount spent on books in Italy increased at a moderate pace.
The other countries, namely France and Germany, also experienced noticeable changes over the period. In France, book purchases began at approximately $55 million and increased steadily to reach around $73 million by the end of the period, without any decline. Germany, on the other hand, started at a higher point of around $80 million, with this figure rose significantly to about $90 million, followed by a slight drop to $85 million. However, spending picked up again and peaked at $85 million through by 2005.