The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1982 and 2006.

The given chart illustrates the manufacture and demands of the Chinese for

oil

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from 1982 to 2006. Looking from an

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perspective, it seems evident that

oil

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production was relatively stable. except for 4

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between 1982 and 1986,

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the consumption of

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product witnessed

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considerable increase, especially in the

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4

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. Regarding the graph, it can be seen that over the period of the first 12

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, the usage of

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was lower than its production.

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in 1982, the starting year, the two features both recorded an amount of 2

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per day, the figure for manufacturing increased to 3

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oil

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quarrels in 1986 and

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remained stable.

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data was always higher than that of the needs by 1

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until 1994 with a rise in consumption, to 3

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. Turning to the

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4

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, a reverse trend can be seen. From 1994 to 1998, the number of

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barrels used fluctuated under 4

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quarrels per day, which was greater than 3

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in

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production.

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, from 1998 now on, the Chinese generated about 3

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oil

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barrels,

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the statistics for usage significantly rocketed to more than 6

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in 2006, the highest data on the graph.