The chart provides information about the number of vehicles registered for use in a European country over a ten-year period from 1996 to 2006.
Overall, it is clear that private cars were the most common type of vehicle used in 1996 and increasing further by 2006. By comparison, the other categories were significantly lower, with motorcycles being the least popular in both years.
Looking at the figures for private cars and other types, the number of registered private vehicles in 1996, stood at 19 million, before increasing further to 24 million in 2006. As regards other types, registration grew from 1.2 million to 1.9 million in 1996 and 2006 respectively.
Turning to the remaining categories, motorcycle registrations fell from 1.0 million in 1996 to 0.6 million by 2006. Similarly, the number of lorries witnessed a slight decline, dropping from 0.5 million to 0.4 million over the same period. Meanwhile, buses were the least common type of vehicle, remaining stagnant at 0.1 million in both years