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 the

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(millions of

oil

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barrels) of

oil

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that China produced and consumed daily from 1982 to 2006.

Overall

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, the trend of

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was different from that of

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. It is

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notable that

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the

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of

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exceeded

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in 1982, the opposite was true

at the end

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of the period. In 1982,

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stood at just over 2 million

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barrels,

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consumption

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was less than

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amount

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, at just under 2

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The figure for

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rose slightly to approximately 3 in 1986 before

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off by 1994.

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,

consumption

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reached a plateau by 1990,

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by a significant growth to the same

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as

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in 1992. From 1992, the

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of

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began to surpass that of

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Consumption

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increased considerably to just above 6 million

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barrels in 2006,

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the trend for

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remained relatively steady, rising from 3 in 1994 to roughly 3.5 in 2006.