The table shows the expenditure on various types of food in one European country in 1992 2002 and 2012

The table illustrates how much money that Italy spent on some distinct food products in three particular years, namely 1992, 2002, and 2012, measured by millions of euros. Generally, the expenses on beef, chicken, and potatoes increased, while the opposite was true for milk throughout the observed period. Additionally, the money spent on butter or margarine remained constant. More specifically, the Italian budget mainly focused on beef, with an expenditure of 45 million euros in 1992. However, by 2002, it had dropped slightly by 2 million euros before rising significantly to 54 million euros in 2012. Meanwhile, despite starting at 38 and 11 million euros in 1992, the figures for chicken and potatoes experienced gradual growths of 18 and 7 million euros in 2012, respectively. On the other hand, Italy spent the least amount of money on butter/ margarine products, with a figure of around 8 million euros during the research period. Meanwhile, the figures for coffee and milk witnessed little variations, with a difference of 2 and 1 million euros over a similar interval of time, accordingly.