The graph below shows the amount of money spent on books in four various counties of Europe- Germany, Italy, France and Austria from the year 1995 up to 2005.

The graph below  shows the amount of money spent on books in four various counties of Europe- Germany, Italy, France and Austria from the year 1995 up to 2005.
The line graph illustrates the contributions in US
dollars
to
books
by four different countries in Europe between 1995 and 2005.
Overall
, Germany spent the most on
books
throughout the period compared to all other countries,
while
Austria spent the least until 2003 when it overtook Italy. From 1995 and 2003 the amount of money contributed by Germany fluctuated between 80 and 90
million
USD before the sharp increase in 2005 when the country spent around 100
million
US
dollars
on
books
. The amount spent by France on
books
has had gradual increases during the period and peaked in 2001, with 70
million
USD spent.
Similarly
, Italy too
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had a steady increase during the period, but in 1999, its contribution dropped to 50
million
US
dollars
. Austria had spent the lowest and plateaued between 1999 and 2001.
However
, between 2001 and 2003, the contribution soared dramatically to a peak of 60
million
US
dollars
, surpassing Italy.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words dollars, books, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • expenditure
  • fluctuations
  • economic factors
  • population changes
  • cultural shifts
  • spending patterns
  • steady growth
  • decline
  • projection
  • implications
  • data reliability
  • comparative analysis
  • highest/lowest expenditure
  • investments in literature
  • consumer behavior
  • market trends
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