The line graph depicts the proportion of the total clothing exported in four countries: China, the European Union, Asia without China, and the USA from 2002 to 2014.
Overall, it is explicit that the European Union, Asia without China, and the USA follow a downward trend, while the opposite is true for China. Besides, China experienced the most notable increase over the years.
Regarding China and the USA, China witnessed the most significant rise among the areas, whereas the percentage of exported clothing in the USA was the lowest throughout the period. The rate of exports of clothing in China started at nearly 15% in 2002, after which it experienced a remarkable growth to 37% in the final year. In addition, the figure for the USA decreased from 11% in 2002 to 8% in 2008 before ending at 7% in 2014.
Concerning the others, the proportion of exported clothing in the European Union was the second highest. 32% of the exports of clothing in the European Union were seen in 2002, then had a considerable decrease to 22% in the final years. Finally, starting at 30%, the percentage of exported clothing in Asia without China dropped to 17% in 2002, followed by a noticeable rise to 20% in 2014.
