X-axis shows the years from 1899 to 2009, in increment of 10. The y-axis shows the production of shoes in millions. The values range from 0 to 400 in increment of 100.

The line graph shows fluctuating line segments. However, the overall, the line keeps climbing from 1899 to about 1969, and then drops steeply till 2009. The approximate production figures in millions of pairs in some of the years is given below.

1899: 120

1919: 200

1939: 250

1959: 380

1969: 400

1979: 250

1989: 100

2009: 5

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