The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1982 and 2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how much

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was produced and consumed in the country of China from 1982 to 2006.

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, it can be seen that the

production

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witnessed a gradual increase before leveling off

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consumption

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remained stable for 20 years before growing significantly. Notably, the

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for the amount of

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consumption

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surpasses the

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from 1992 and onward. In 1965, China produced two

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barrels of

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.

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increased gradually over four years reaching 3

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in 1975. Afterwards,

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production

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remained relatively the same until 1994 when it rose slightly before ending at 3.5

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barrels in 2006. Moving to

consumption

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, it started at the same

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as

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in 1965 with 1

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barrels and maintained the same level of

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for the next 20 years. From 1985 to 2010, it grew rapidly and substantially where it

endedat

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ended at

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6million which is triple the starting

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.