The line graph shows magazine sales for a publisher in four European countries from 1999 to 2002.
Overall, although sales in Belgium experienced the most dramatic growth, France also saw a slight increase over the period. In contrast, sales in Germany declined significantly, while those in Holland remained relatively stable.
Since 1999, sales in Belgium grew slowly until 2001, when they recorded a considerable growth to reach 3 millions of Euros, while sales in France increased gradually during the same period of time to stand over 4 millions of Euros. From 2001 to 2002, sales in both Belgium and France rose dramatically to 5 million euros.
From 1999 to 2001, sales in Germany declined sharply to over 3 millions of Euros, and the figure continued declining until 2002. In contrast, sales in Holland peaked at over 3 millons of Euron in 2000, but the figure declined slightly until 2002.
