The bar chart illustrates the methods in which people have put money into the the stock market, showing the differences starting from 2001 to 2006.
The stocks from 2001 to 2003 stay relatively constant, only increasing by 17 billion. However in 2004, the money in stocks experienced a sharp uprise, increasing from 227 to 289 in just one year. The years following that, the stocks gradually went up but not significantly. It peaks at 311 in 2006. So there is a general upwards trend for the money invested in stocks.
On the other hand, the money in bonds are far less compared to stocks but there is a similar increasing trend. From 2001 to 2003, there is a very noticeable rise in money, from 100 billion to 157 billion. Although in 2004, there was barely any change, just a mere 5 billion difference. Similar to the stocks, the money experiences a stable increase up until 188 in 2006.