You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line chart given illustrates, how much money is spent in 4 European countries, during the

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from 1995 to 2005.

Overall

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,

it is clear that

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at the beginning of the time

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, Germany and France had higher

sales

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among people with 80 and 52

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and,

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, Italy and Austria had the lowest book

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with approximately 50 and 30

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(perspectively). As the graph shows, In Germany the amount of money experienced fluctuation until it reached 100

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in 2005.

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between the

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from 1999 to 2003, the

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fell slightly, it kept the first position compared to other countries.

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, France's

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at the beginning started with the second position,

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rose gradually over time.

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, after 2001, Austria witnessed a considerable increase until it became the second book consumer along France with around 71

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sales

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, which seems set to continue.

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, even though Italy had the third position at the beginning it became the

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one

at the end

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of the time

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with around 61

million

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dollars.