an amount that is x percent higher? 大全section20-11讨论

Section 20 -11.      Sales of United States manufactured goods to nonindustrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, which is 14 percent more than the previous year and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.

(A) which is 14 percent more than the previous year

(B) which is 14 percent higher than it was the previous year

(C) 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure

(D) an amount that is 14 percent more than the previous year was（E）

(E) an amount that is 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure

为什么C不对呢？我感觉比E更简洁？