The bar charts compare the percentage of food and goods bought in supermarkets in three countries—A,
B
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C
—in 1998 and 2008.
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Overall
, supermarket purchases increased across all three countries in both categories over the decade. Notably, Linking Words
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A experienced the most significant growth, surpassing Use synonyms
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B
by 2008, Use synonyms
while
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C
consistently had the lowest proportions.
For food purchases, Use synonyms
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B
led in 1998 with nearly 25%, followed by Use synonyms
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A at 10%, and Use synonyms
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C
at 7%. Use synonyms
However
, by 2008, the figure for Linking Words
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A surged to 35%, overtaking Use synonyms
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B
, which saw a moderate rise to 27%. Use synonyms
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C
recorded only a slight increase and remained the smallest share.
Regarding goods, Use synonyms
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B
again led in 1998 at 25%, with minimal shares for Countries A and Use synonyms
C
. By 2008, Use synonyms
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A grew significantly to nearly 40%, overtaking Use synonyms
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B
, which rose slightly to 27%. Use synonyms
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C
increased to 15%, but its share remained the smallest.Use synonyms
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