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The document discusses government investments in roads and transport in four countries from 1990 to 2005, highlighting a decline in Italy, Portugal, and the UK, while the USA saw an increase. Portugal had the highest expenditure, starting at 27% and decreasing to 20%, while the USA's spending rose from over 10% to 15%. Additionally, it covers meat consumption trends in a European country, noting a decline in beef, lamb, and fish, with chicken consumption increasing significantly.

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In 19thJUNE

The document discusses government investments in roads and transport in four countries from 1990 to 2005, highlighting a decline in Italy, Portugal, and the UK, while the USA saw an increase. Portugal had the highest expenditure, starting at 27% and decreasing to 20%, while the USA's spending rose from over 10% to 15%. Additionally, it covers meat consumption trends in a European country, noting a decline in beef, lamb, and fish, with chicken consumption increasing significantly.

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The chart illustrates how much governements in four countries invested in roads

and transport between 1990 and 2005.

The chart illustrates how (government expenditure on roads and transport )


governements in four countries invested in transport infrastructure between 1990
and 2005.

Overall, there was a decline in the proportion of government spending on roads


and transport in Italia , Portugal , and the UK , while(;meanwhile,) a rise was seen
in the USA . In addition, Portugal generally had the highest figures througout the
period.

The share of the government's budget spent on roads and transport in Portugal
started at about 27%, after which it saw a progressive decrease to exactly 20% in
2005 . Conversely, the figure for the USA rose from just over 10% in 1990 to 15%
in 2005, despite a small fall in the first 5 years

Approximately 22% of the Italian nation budget was spent on /went to the
transport infrastructure , with subsequent fluctuations and a final decline from
24% in 2000 to about 19% in 2005 . Similarly the figure for the UK fluctuated in
the range from 9% to 13% from 1990 to 2000 , before ending the period at around
7%

approximately=around=about

just over=north of = upward of

just under = shy of = downward of ; excatly = precisely

The line graph illustrates how much fish and some others kinds of meat were
consumed/ eaten/used per person in a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004
Overall, there was a decline in the amount of beef,lamb, and fish eaten , while the
figure for chicken increased to surpass that of beef , making it the most consumed
type of meat from 1989 onwards

The amount of beef eaten per person in a country examined started about 220
grams , after which it saw fluctuations until 1989, before decreasing to end the
period at around 100 grams. Conversely, the figure for chicken rose from just
under 150 grams per person (GPP) to north of 200 gpp in 1989 and kept rising to
reach 250 gpp in the final year

150 grams of lamb was used by an average person in the country mentioned in
1979, with a decline to approximately 75 gpp in 2004 . Meanwhile/in the
meantime , the figure for fish decreased slightly from around 60 gpp to just under
50 gpp after a few years and maintained at this level towards the end of the
period

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