The bar chart depicts the proportion of food and other products that were purchased in supermarkets in 3 European nations during 1998 and 2008.
Overall, both the percentage of food and the others that sold in supermarkets in country 1,2 and 3 all experience an upward trend. Moreover, food and other products aren’t country 3 potential for development.
In 1998, food in country 1 which sold in supermarkets constituted 10%, but then saw a remarkable increase after a decade. It is noteworthy that during the first period, 25% of food in nation 2 was bought in supermarkets, far surpassing country 1 for 15% in the same timeframe. Additionally, the percentage of food was sold in country 2 rose to 30% during 2008. In contrast, only approximately 5% and 7% of food in country 3 were consumed in 1998 and 2008, respectively.
Nation 1 sold 60% of other products in the supermarket during 2008, which was three times that of 10 years ago. In 1998, 40% of other goods in country 2 was bought in supermarkets, doubling that of country 1 in the same year. Another interesting element is that the proportion of other products in nation 2 witnessed a slight increase to 50% at the end of the period. However, rarely other goods was sold in country 3′ supermarkets in 1998 and just 10% was bought 10 years later.