Question

Prepare a suitable graph from the following data relating to export and import.

Year	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Exports (₹ in crores)	1505	2265	2070	1805	1632	1527	1845
Imports( ₹ in crores)	1005	1145	1980	1335	1547	1435	1740

Answer 1

The given data can be presented in the form of a time series graph as follows:


Here, the smallest value is 1,005 which is far higher than zero. Therefore, in this case we use a false base line starting from 1,000.