The bar graph provides information about the average cost every kilo of clothing transported into European Union from seven major countries – Argentina, Brazil, Japan, China, India and Bangladesh – of origin in 1993 and 2003.
Overall, while the average price per kg of clothing in China, India, and Bangladesh increased, the reverse was trues for Argentina and Japan. In addition, the figures for Brazil remained unchanged over the years. The units are given in pounds.
China, India, and Bangladesh showed increases in their average cost kg of attire. In 2003, there was a considerable growth to about 18 pounds of clothing, up from the initial 10 pounds in 2003. The proportion of cost per kg of attire in India witnessed a dramatic rise from 8kg in 1993 to 13 pounds in 2003. A minimal improvement was observed in the cost per kilo of clothing imported to Bangladesh from roughly 3 kg in 1993 to 6 pounds in pounds.
Argentina, Japan, and Brazil, on the other hand, bucked the trend. The proportion of average cost of per kg of clothing in Argentina decreased from 28 pounds in 1993 to 26 pounds in 2003. The figures for Japan underwent a marginal drop to approximately 13 pounds in 2003, down from 15 pounds in 1993. The figure for Brazil was about 23 pounds per attire in 1993 and remained the same in 2003.