Price of bread

The line graph illustrates the price of 800 grams of various types of bread in a particular European nation over five consecutive years, starting from 2001.

It is clear that while the price of brown, white and rye bread increased, the price of wholegrain bread witnessed a wild fluctuation over the period shown. Additionally, the figure for brown bread saw the biggest change.

In 2001, residents in this country had to spend 0.8 euros for 800 grams of wholegrain bread, while the other types only cost 0.6 euros each. In 2002, the price of wholegrain, brown and white bread increased dramatically, with the figure for wholegrain bread reaching a peak of 1.8 euros, whereas the price of rye bread saw a slight decline.

From 2002 to 2005, the figures for rye bread and white bread both increased considerably to 1.3 and 0.7 euros respectively, while there was a substantial drop of 1 euro in the price of wholegrain bread in 2005. Meanwhile, the price of brown bread fluctuated wildly between 1.4 euros and 1.6 euros throughout the period.

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Vocabulary

• Consecutive (adj)
• A wild fluctuation
• A substantial drop