The line graph below shows changes in the amount of coffee exported from three countries between 2002 and 2012.

The line graph illustrates changes in the levels of coffee

exports

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in three South American countries in the space of a decade,mainly from 2002 to 2012 and is measured in millions of kilograms.

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,the most significant fact to emerge from the graph is that despite some fluctuations,over the period as a whole the levels of

exports

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rose in all three countries and

Brazil

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accounted for the highest rate

at the end

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of the period. In more detail,

Brazil

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and

Costa

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Rica

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produced the most proportion of coffee.They began at a similar level of between 12 and 15

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kilograms in 2002,but,

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the coffee exported from

Brazil

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increased gradually over the following four years,exchanges from

Costa

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Rica

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experienced a significant fall to around 7.5

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.

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,they bo5h

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followed a similar trend,increasing steadily to 20

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(

Costa

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Rica

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) and 25

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(

Brazil

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).

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,Colombia had a more erratic way of distributing than the other two countries.

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stood at

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kilograms per year in 2002,which was lower than

Costa

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Rica

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or

Brazil

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.They overtook

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Rica

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in 2006,with

exports

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reaching 12

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,but there was

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a sharp decrease to 2008 when

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hit a trough of 2.5

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.

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this

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,

exports

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surged rapidly to finish the period at 15

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.