The chart below gives information about Southland’s main exports in 2000, 2020, and future projections for 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the performance of Southland’s primary

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in 2000 and 2013. It

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indicates future projections for 2025.

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the data, it seems likely that international tourism will become the dominant industry,

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dairy

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will remain strong. In 2000, we can see that tourism was the greatest

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earner of the three industries, with revenue standing at just over £8

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.

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figure has increased slightly, so that now, in 2013, it has reached almost £9

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. It is estimated that international tourism will continue to grow

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so that by 2025, it will be earning around £10

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for the country. In 2000, dairy

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were worth around £7

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, but since

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there has been a dramatic increase, and sales for

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year are approximately £10

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. Experts are predicting that

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in

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area may fall slightly, so a figure of £9.5

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is expected for 2025. Meat products are the

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key industry in Southland, but sales have dropped since 2000 and now stand at £5.5

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. It is expected that sales will continue to decrease in the future.