The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line graph illustrates the weekly

consumption

of four different types of meat (

fish

,

lamb

,

beef

, and

chicken

) in a European country from 1979 to 2004.

Overall

,

lamb

,

fish

, and

beef

consumption

reduced throughout the time period

while

chicken

consumption

rose.

Additionally

, the least

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type of meat among the four was

fish

.

To begin

with, the weekly intake of

fish

started at just over 50

grams

and fluctuated over the period before reaching its lowest point of roughly 48

grams

in 1999. It

then

slowly increased to around 49

grams

.

Secondly

,

beef

consumption

started at around 220

grams

per person in 1979 and was the most popular type of meat that year.

However

,

beef

intake fluctuated in the following years and reached a peak of around 245

grams

per week before declining to its lowest point of roughly 100

grams

between 1999 and 2004.

On the other hand

,

lamb

and

chicken

consumption

began at around 150

grams

at the beginning of the period.

Lamb

experienced a gradual decrease over the next two and a half decades

while

experiencing several fluctuations, ultimately reaching around 60

grams

.

Finally

,

chicken

consumption

experienced an upward trend and reached its highest point of 250

grams

in 2004.