The graph below shows the daily consumption of three spreads per person from 1981 to 2007 in a country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided line graph compares the

amount

of three spreads (

margarine

, low fat and reduced spreads and

butter

) usage between 1981 and 2007. The units are measured in

grams

.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that the

amount

of

margarine

and

butter

decreased dramatically throughout the period,

although

low fat and reduced spreads increased,

whereas

the use of

this

spread

started in 1996. Looking at the graph it can be seen that, the

consumption

of

butter

was higher that the two other spreads. The

amount

of

butter

consumed was just over 140

grams

in 1981, before reaching a peak at just below 160

grams

in 1986. After that,

butter

consumption

plummeted and reached well below 60

grams

in 2007. In terms of the usage of

margarine

, the

amount

of

margarine

was well below 100

grams

in 1981;

however

, it dropped to 80

grams

in 1986. In the following 5 years, after rising gradually to 100

grams

, the

consumption

of

margarine

remained stable from 1991 to 1996. The figure for

margarine

plunged to 40

grams

and become the lowest consumed

spread

in 2007. Regarding low fat and reduced

spread

consumption

, it started in the year 1996, at around 20

grams

. The figure for low fat and reduced spreads reached a high at just over 80

grams

, before dipping slightly in the final year, at just below 80

grams

,

while

it was the highest consumed

spread

in the year 2007.