The graph below shows the amounts spent on cloths on the internet in the USA and japan between 1999 and 2003

The line graph presents the costs of online clothing shopping in two countries, the United State and Japan, from 1999 to 2003.

Overall

Linking Words

, there was increased spending on online shopping for clothing for both countries over the reporting period. Even though the

Japanese

Use synonyms

obviously spent more than Americans on purchasing clothing in 1999, they ended at the same level in 2003. Looking at the details, in 1999, the

Japanese

Use synonyms

bought more clothing online than Americans, accounting for 10

million

Use synonyms

.

This

Linking Words

figure increased steadily in 2000 with roughly 12

million

Use synonyms

Japanese

Use synonyms

purchasing clothing online.

Moreover

Linking Words

, there was a significant drop in online shopping in the next year, with only around 8

million

Use synonyms

people buying clothing online. It was until 2002, a dramatic rise was experienced with just under 20

million

Use synonyms

Japanese

Use synonyms

purchasing clothing online and ending at 20

million

Use synonyms

. American market followed a similar trend. It began at 5

million

Use synonyms

in 1999 and went up to 10

million

Use synonyms

in 2000, which doubled the money that the

Japanese

Use synonyms

spent.

Similarly

Linking Words

, a remarkable decline of 7

million

Use synonyms

was witnessed in 2001 and a substantial increase of 20

million

Use synonyms

was seen in 2002, just slightly above the

Japanese

Use synonyms

, and ended at the same level in 2003.