The line chart gives information about the magazine sales by a publisher in four European countries – France, Holland, Belgium and Germany – from 1999 to 2002. Overall, while magazine sales in France and Belgium rose noticeably over the period, the reverse was observed in Germany. It is also evident that the newspaper sales in Holland remained the same, despite a rise between.
France and Belgium followed an upward trend. In 1999, the magazine sales in France accounted for 4.2 million euros, a figure that rose consistently to 5 million euros by the end of the period. The rise was even more pronounced for Belgium, with its figure increasing to a significant 3 million euros in 2001 up from 1.8 million in 1999. The figure continued to grow and reached 5 million euros when the period was over.
Germany, in contrast, followed a downward trajectory. The number of magazines sold there constituted 4.5 million euros initially, this number then decreased steadily to 2.5 million euros by 2002. As for Hollandʼs sales amount, it remained unchanged at 3 million euros by the end of the period, despite a slight increase to 3.5 millions in the second year(2000).
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