Question

Which statement most accurately describes the information presented on the graph?

a.The United States exported more merchandise than any other nation.

b.The United States exported more than $2 trillion worth of goods in 2012.

c.China exported more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.

d. China exported more than $2 trillion in goods for each year on the graph.

Answer 1

c.China exported more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.

Answer 2

c. China exported more goods that the United States from 2010 to 2012. The orange line is above the blue line for the given years. The orange line being China. The difference in total merchandise exports between the two countries did not increase significantly in those two years. On the other hand, in 2012 the US exported around 1.5 trillion US dollars and before 2011 China's exports had been bellow 2 trillion dollars.