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 graph shows how much

fish

and

meat

(

chicken

,

beef

, and lamb) were consumed by the average person in a particular European country from 1979 to 2004 in grams per week (

gpw

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gw

).


Overall

,

consumption

of all types of

meat

declined with the exception of

chicken

, which showed a steady increase in popularity.

Chicken

replaced

beef

as the most popular

meat

,

while

fish

remained the least consumed throughout the

period

. At the start of the

period

,

beef

was the most popular

meat

, with over 200

gpw

being consumed by the average person. At the same time,

consumption

of

chicken

and lamb stood at about 150

gpw

,

while

that of

fish

was much lower, at 60

gpw

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gw

.

Thereafter

, individual

chicken

consumption

rose steadily, finishing the

period

at 250

gpw

,

while

in contrast

, personal demand for

beef

and lamb saw consistent declines, despite

beef

peaking at around 240

gpw

in 1984. By the end of the

period

, their respective levels of

consumption

had fallen to around 100 and 60

gpw

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now

. With regard to

fish

, it was the least popular at all

times

Fix the agreement mistake

time

show examples

, falling from 60

gpw

eaten by a typical person in

this

country in 1979, to 40

gpw

in 2004.