The graphs read as follows:
The x-axis plots each year from 2006 through 2016. The y-axis shows the trade deficit in terms of billions of dollars, which range from 0 to 860 billion dollars in increments of 20 billion dollars. The graph shows the following amounts for each year:
2005: $655 billion
2006: $772 billion
2007: $828 billion
2008: $809 billion
2009: $816 billion
2010: $504 billion
2011: $635 billion
2012: $727 billion
2013: $690 billion
2014: $727 billion
2015: $500.36 billion
2016: $500.56 billion
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