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

exports

in 2000 and 2013. It

also

indicates future projections for 2025.

According to

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

although

dairy

exports

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

billion

.

This

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

billion

. It is estimated that international tourism will continue to grow

,

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

billion

for the country. In 2000, dairy

exports

were worth around £7

billion

, but since

then

there has been a dramatic increase, and sales for

this

year are approximately £10

billion

. Experts are predicting that

exports

in

this

area may fall slightly, so a figure of £9.5

billion

is expected for 2025. Meat products are the

third

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

billion

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