The chart below shows the changes in gross domestic product (GDP) in the Western Cape between 2000 and 2010.

The chart below shows the changes in gross domestic product (GDP) in the Western Cape between 2000 and 2010.
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The chart illustrates the percentage variation from 2000 up to 2010 in gross domestic product (
GDP
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) in the Western Cape. Generally,
it is clear that
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the rate of growth in
GDP
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has declined over the 10-year period from 4 per
cent
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in 2000 to just over 2 per
cent
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in 2010. Looking at the details, it is evident that from 2000 to 2003, there was a short-term fluctuation in the
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growth rate, which was followed by a sudden increase
at the end
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of
this
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period, with the rate reaching about 5.5 per
cent
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in 2004. After that, it plateaued for the next three years and peaked at over 6 per
cent
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in 2007. Over the next two years, the percentage of increment in
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plunged to a low of nearly -2 per
cent
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in 2009.
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, after hitting the lowest value, the
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increment percentages increased dramatically to over 2 per
cent
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in the following year.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words gdp, cent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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