The line chart illustrates the expenditures on automobiles in four different countries: China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, from 1995 to 2005, with units measured in dollars.
Overall, it is evident that all four countries showed an upward trend throughout the period.China experiencing the most dramatic increase, while Indonesia witnessed a significant increase.
In 1995, China recorded the highest amount of money spent on cars, approximately $80 million, and this rose gradually to about $90 million in the next four-year period. There was a slight decrease in 2003, reaching about $85 million but the number increased to about $95 million in 2005. Meanwhile, Vietnam account on cars , rose slowly from $55 to $60 millon in 1995 and 1999, respectively, and reached a peak to just over $70 million in 2001, the figure continue to grow to about $75 million in 2005.
In contrast, the outlay on cars in Thailand was calculated at $50 million, and this fluctuated until 2001, reaching just about $60 million. There was a slight increase in 2006 to about $62 million. While Indonesia recorded the least amount of money expended on cars in 1995 to just over $30 million- this increased significantly until 1999 to $40 million and then leveled off until 2001. Expenditures on cars in Indonesia grow sharply in 2003 to just above $60 million and reached just over $70 million in 2005.
