The given bar chart illustrates the comparison of the global manufacturing of bicycles and automobiles over a 50-year period with intervals of 10 years. World production of the particular vehicles is measured from 0 to 250 million.
Overall, it is clear that both the production of bicycles and cars showed an upward trend during the given period. However, it can be seen that bicycles experienced more significant growth compared to car production worldwide.
In more detail, bicycle production numbered almost 0 in 1950 and 1960; they increased by around 50 in 1970, then kept their growth to about 50 for the last 3 years (1980, 1990, 2000), reaching the highest point just over 200 in 2000.
Likewise, car manufacturing rose gradually, presenting a slightly upward trend throughout the time. Similarly to bicycles, car manufacturing was not even reaching 1 million from 1950 to 1960. The number of cars grew steadily, reaching approximately 25 million in 1970. Then, from 1980 to 2000, the increase was gradual, rising to about 50 million units by the end of the period.
Despite this growth, the number of cars remained significantly lower than bicycle production, with almost 4 times less production than bicycles.