The bar chart compares the proportion of total manufacturing production in Asia, Europe and the rest of the world from 1840 to 2000.
Overall, the data shows that the percentages differed significantly across the categories. While Asia and Europe experienced the downward trend compared to the initial figures, with the exception of other parts of the world, where it saw a substantial increase.
In 1840, half of the manufacturing production was in Asia, and 40% in Europe. However, the leader of this field in the first year, Asia, dropped to 20% in 1920, whereas Europe peaked at 50%. With regards to the remaining years, Asia’s and Europe’s proportions were reversed. In Asia, the total manufacturing production was slightly increased by around 5%, and this was followed by a brief resurgence to about 45%. Europe, meanwhile, showed a dramatic decline to just under 30% by the end of the period given.
In terms of the rest of the world, it initially made up only 10%, which was much lower than that of Asia and Europe. Then, this figure suddenly began surging till 1960, reaching the same percentage as Europe and strongly surpassing Asia, before decreasing to above 30% in 2000.
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