The graph below shows the consumption of three spreads from 1981 to 2007

The line graph illustrates the amount of three kinds of spreads (margarine, low fat & reduced spreads, and butter) which were consumed between 1981 and 2007. Taking a look at the parameters given to describe the data, it can be seen that the graph is divided into the X-axis and Y-axis, where X shows years with an interval of five years. The data is calibrated in

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, it can be seen that there was a general downward trend in the utilization of spreads, albeit to varying degrees. In 1981, butter was by far the most popular spread with consumption of just over 140

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,

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it hit a peak of 160

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in 1986 and still being the most utilised spread. After that, it started to decrease and dropped to nearly 50

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in the year 2007.

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, roughly 90

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of margarine was used in the first year and it slightly decreased by 10 per cent in 1986 followed by a sharp increase to 100

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in 1991.

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,

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value remained stable till 1996 and it decreased through the remaining period with the value of 40

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in 2007, which is lower than butter.

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, low fat and reduced spreads were the least used

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with only 10

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in 1996, it enjoyed a huge rise and reached its peak at just over 80

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in 2001 followed by a slow decline to 70

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in 2007.