Bilateral Graph

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/10/china-and-international-rules-self-interested-or-malign/64747/

A bilateral graph is a graph with more than one variable and presented on two sides of a zero axis. This example of a bilateral graph actually presents 3 different variables. This example presents increasing imports and trade deficits with China in clean energy products from 2006-2010. This bilateral graph presents the exports to china in blue, the imports from china in green, and trade deficits in red. And although the general amount of exports to China is increasing, the imports from China are exponentially increasing, leading to a growing trade deficit.