gnuplot script to plot data from Google Trends for embedding in LaTeX

trends.gplot

#!/usr/bin/gnuplot -c

# Plot data from Google Trends. Optimized for multiple year timespan.
# Download the desired data as CSV and delete the first two lines.
# Maybe edit the column headers to remove your locality. USAGE:
#  $ sed -i 1,2d multiTimeline.csv
#  $ chmod +x trends.gnuplot
#  $ ./trends.gnuplot multiTimeline.csv "Interest in ..."

# data format
DATA = ARG1
set datafile separator ","
set xdata time
set timefmt "%Y-%m"

# axes and labels
set title sprintf("%s\nData source: Google Trends (https://www.google.com/trends)", ARG2)
set format x "%Y"
set xlabel "Year" offset 0,0.3
set ylabel "Interest" offset 1.7,0
set ytics 25
set xtics 31536000
set grid

# output format
set monochrome
set terminal pdfcairo size 15cm,5cm dl 0.5
set output sprintf("%s.pdf", DATA)

# legend format
set key autotitle columnhead
set key top left

plot for [col=2:*] DATA using 1:col with line

Example: