The line graph provides information about changes in price in the USA of three different food product groups from 1979 to 2009.

Overall, it is clear that prices (1) increased decreased for the three food product groups, (2) despite fluctuations because of trends . Only the increase in the prices for fresh fruits and vegetables was (3) significantly higher slightly lower than the rise in the general consumer price index.

Over the period, the consumer price index (4) rose steadily fluctuated wildy from around 60 in 1979 to over 200 in 2009. Prices for sugar and sweets and carbonated drinks showed (5) similar trends opposite figures .

Prices (6) rose sharply remained stable for fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly after 1989. From the same figure of about 60 at the start of the period, the prices finished at roughly 330 on the index in 2009.