The charts below show the percentage of food and goods bought from supermarkets in European countries in 1998 and 2008.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar charts compare the percentage of food and goods bought in supermarkets in three countries—A,

B

, and

C

—in 1998 and 2008.

Overall

, supermarket purchases increased across all three countries in both categories over the decade. Notably,

Country

A experienced the most significant growth, surpassing

Country

B

by 2008,

while

Country

C

consistently had the lowest proportions. For food purchases,

Country

B

led in 1998 with nearly 25%, followed by

Country

A at 10%, and

Country

C

at 7%.

However

, by 2008, the figure for

Country

A surged to 35%, overtaking

Country

B

, which saw a moderate rise to 27%.

Country

C

recorded only a slight increase and remained the smallest share. Regarding goods,

Country

B

again led in 1998 at 25%, with minimal shares for Countries A and

C

. By 2008,

Country

A grew significantly to nearly 40%, overtaking

Country

B

, which rose slightly to 27%.

Country

C

increased to 15%, but its share remained the smallest.