The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011.

The chart illustrates the change in three inquiry categories received by one city’s Tourist Information Office in the half of the year in 2011.

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, which had the highest

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, and phone

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experienced a steady growth over the year. Despite that, fewer people chose to write letters or emails to the office throughout the months.

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, January witnessed the lowest proportion of in-person

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, at just over 400. Over the period of six months, the

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increased five times higher, reaching a peak at 2000.

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, there was a steady rise in the figure of second highest

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, telephone calls, growing from 900 to 1600 in June. In terms of the

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, the

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of tourists sending emails or letters started from about 800 and fell slightly in March. Following over three months, the

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dropped to its lowest point, at just 400.