The graph shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005.

The line graph compares the expenditure on books from 1995 to 2005 in four different countries. Overall, it is clear that people in Germany spent more on books than those in the other three countries. However, over the 10-year period, spending on books increased in all four countries. In 1995, $80 million was spent on books in Germany. The spending figures for France and Italy were similar in 1995, at $55 million and $50 million, respectively, whereas the figure for Austria was much lower at just $30 million. Despite some fluctuations, the amount of money spent on books in Germany continued to be higher than in the other countries throughout the period, and spending reached a peak of almost $100 million in 2005. There was a steady increase in the expenditure on books in France, and this finally reached a figure of $75 million in 2005. This was similar to the figure for Austria, where the money spent on books rose sharply from $40 million in 2001 to $72 million in 2005. In Italy, spending on books saw a gradual increase during the 10 years, reaching a final figure of just over $60 million in 2005.