Practice Questions: The graph below shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the costs of

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spent on books in four European countries between 1995 and 2005.

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, Germany was the highest country in spending

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on reading materials. Despite some fluctuation,

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spending

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on books increased in all four countries. Germany began the period with $80

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and fluctuated between $80 and $90

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until 2003.

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, it rose steadily to approximately $95

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in 2005. France's rate of

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spending climbed up consistently year on year until it reached nearly above $75

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in 2005. Italy started the time at nearly under $50

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and fluctuated between approximately under $60 and nearly under $50

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until 1999. After that, it gradually increased to nearly above $60

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. Austria spent the lowest

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on books at just under $30

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. It increased moderately to $40 in 1999 and remained relatively stable for one year until 2001.

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, it increased dramatically to just over $70

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in 2005.