The bar chart illustrates the amount of paper manufactured by three companies in thousands of tones over a period of five years.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the production of paper in company X fluctuated all through while that of company Y and Z either increased or remained constant over the five year period.
Company X’s output of paper started with 30,000 tones in 1996, increased to 45,000 tones in 1997 and reduced to 25,000 tones in 1998 after which there was a surge in production double the previous amount in 1999. However, this figure declined to 40,000 tones in 2000.
The amount of paper made in company Y began with 25,000 tones in 1996, rose to 35,000 tones in 1997 and remained constant in the following year after which it maintained a steady increase in 1999 and 2000.
Company Z experienced a gradual growth in its output from 1996 to 1998 where it attained 45,000 tonnes in production but in 1999 there was a decrease to 35,000 tones which was retained till the year 2000.