As is shown in the bar chart,the total production of tobacco in the world shrank from 14.364 billion
ponds in 1994 to 14.2 billion ponds in 1995.According to the figures given in the pie chart,tobacco
consumers account for 20% of the world population.This causes great harm to us.Financially,it
results in a yearly loss of 200 billion US dollars spent on cigarettes.Physically,about 3 million
people on the globe die from smoking related diseases every year.Faced with such a threat,people
from all walks of life have tried various measures for a total tobacco ban.For one thing,health
experts try hard to warn the public of the dangers involved.For another,the authorities have passed
laws to limit tobacco production and consumption,raised tobacco taxes,and prohibited smoking in
public places.More importantly,the public launch campaigns to cut smoking.On the basis of the
analyses above,we can predict the future tendency confidently.With the further growth in economy and
more changes in life style,the tendency of tobacco consumption indicated in the table will
definitely decrease in the years to come.