The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the statistics of international guests visiting the UK for various reasons from 1989 to 2009.

It is clear that

, following a slight decrease between 1984 and 1989, the size of travellers who came to meet their friends and relatives rose rapidly throughout the years. As data suggests, before 1989, approximately 3.5

million

tourists stayed in the United Kingdom for their holidays,

while

callers accounted for around 5

million

visits, and the total of businesspeople remained constant at 6.5

million

. These numbers,

however

, were adjusted in the early 90s. The UK experienced an escalation in every criterion, with the peak of capitalists at 9

million

around 1996. The statistics of visitors who paid their relatives a visit share the same expanding trend as those who went on holiday.

In contrast

, following its peak, the volume of dealers dropped drastically until the early 2000s, almost to where it was before 1989. Around 2006, there was a shift in the tendency, and things started to brighten up for trades.

However

, in the late 2010s, particularly around 2008, there was a decline in the number of sightseers and family reunions

while

the size of vendors

finally

bounced back to its mid-90s prime of 9

million

.