The graph below shows the production of three forest industry products in a European country, namely timber, pulp, and paper from 1980 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make a comparison where relevant.

The graph below shows the production of three forest industry products in a European country, namely timber, pulp, and paper from 1980 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make a comparison where relevant.
The line graph shows the amounts of
pulp
,
timber
, and paper in a European country from 1980 to 2000.
Overall
, the figures for paper and
pulp
saw substantial increases,
while
the amount of
timber
declined steadily over the same period. In 1980,
pulp
production
stood at nearly 6
million
tonnes
, which was the highest amount,
while
timber
stayed at the lowest point (4
million
tonnes
). Over the next five years, the figure for
pulp
declined dramatically before it climbed from 7
million
tonnes
to 10
million
tonnes
by the end of the period. Paper
production
rose steadily until a slight fall in 1995, and
then
increased rapidly, peaking at 12
million
tonnes
in 2000.
Timber
production
started at 5
million
tonnes
in 1980 and increased rapidly to 10
million
tonnes
in 1985. Over the next 15 years, the
production
figure experienced a gradual decrease and reached nearly 8
million
tonnes
in 2000.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words pulp, timber, production, million, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amounts" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rapidly" was used 2 times.

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