The line graph compares the percentage of total clothing items exported in four different countries between 2000 and 2014.
Overall, most nations experienced a decreasing trajectory, with the USA exhibiting the lowest export proportion over the examined years. In contrast, China recorded the highest change throughout the same period.
Regarding China, it started at a modest 15% in 2000, gradually increased to 25% in 2008, and continuously grew to approximately 35% in 2014, ranking the highest clothing exportation among the four countries. Conversely, the USA underwent a marginal decrease over the surveyed years, moderately fluctuated at 10% from 2000 to 2004, slightly decreased in the next 6 years, and culminated at 5% in 2014, remaining consistently the smallest clothing products abroad.
In terms of Asia, it commenced at a significant 30%, dramatically fell to 16% in 2002, and marginally increased to 20 in 2014. Similarly, the European Union saw a slow decline, starting at the highest exporting clothes, with 33%, steadily dropping to about 20% in 2014.