Examine the charts below showing the amount of consumer goods produced in the United States and the Soviet Union (U. S.S. R.) during several years of the
Cold War. Which of the following conclusions does this data support?
1986
1982
Table 4.8 U. S.A.: Shipments of Selected Consumer Products
in thousands, except as noted
Product
1970 1975 1980 1985
Refrigerators!
5.286 4.582 5,123 5.874
Freezers
1.350 2.457 1,715
1.140
Washing Machines
4,094 4.228 97.187 4.925
Radios.
34,049 25.276 27.012 27.528
Television
Color ..
4.822 6.485 10.855 16,894
Black and white
4,546 4.968 6,149 3.745
Tape recorders
Component
INA) INA) 716
SOS
INAI INA) 23.366 27,626
Motorcycles tnewi
1,010 940
1.070 1.260
Bicycles millions)
5.0 5.6
6.9
5.8
6,284
1,154
5.430
29.896
6.724
1.180
5.643
30.678
18.855
3.730
19.774
3.506
Portable
1.508
30.635
1.045
53
1.458
30,753
935
5.2
Table 4.8 U. S.S. R.: Production of Selected Consumer Products
in thousands
Product
1970
1975
1980
1985
1986
1987
Refrigerators
and freezers
Washing machines
Radios
Televisions
Color
Dlack and white
Tape recorders
Motorcycles
Bicycles
4.140
5.243
7.815
6.682
46
6.636
1.192
699
3.851
5.579
3.286
8.376
6.960
589
6.371
2.525
843
4,202
5.932
3,826
8.478
7.528
2.262
6.266
3.045
995
4.736
6,860
5.068
8.849
9.371
4,024
5.347
4,665
1.056
5.362
5,948
5.383
8.924
9.436
4,366
5,070
4,765
1,043
5.491
5.984
5.779
8.143
9.081
4,848
4.433
5,023
960
5.650
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A. The U. S. production of consumer products appears to be growing
much more slowly than that of the Soviet Union.
B. A citizen in the Soviet Union was more likely than an American
citizen to own a color television.
C. The Soviet Union produced substantially fewer washing machines