According to a recent study, there is a high volume of traffic violations in areas where there is a high volume of furniture sales. In fact, after statistical analysis the r-value for this relationship is determined to be 0.93. Which of the following statements would be appropriate to make regarding the relationship between traffic violations and furniture sales?

A. In this area, increases in traffic violations cause increases in furniture sales.
B. In this area, increases in furniture sales cause increases in traffic violations.
C. In this area, furniture sales and traffic violations share a correlation.
D. In this area, there is no significant relationship between furniture sales and traffic violations.