The graph below shows the spending of UK residents on visits abroad between 1993 and 2013. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the spending of UK residents on visits abroad between

1993 and 2013.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and

make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph depicts the four types of Britain citizens’ expenditures
while
traveling
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to other countries over a ten-year
period
. In general, the four spending categories increased during the timeline. Apparently, holidays were the
favorite
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activities overseas,
due to
the expenses.
Initially
, the UK natives’ biggest allocation of funds was holidays, which started at £9
billion
in 1993 and experienced a considerable surge, up to approximately £25
billion
in 2008. Unfortunately, it plummeted to about £3
billion
in 2009. Afterwards, the figure remained stable at around £22
billion
within a 4-year
period
and reached almost £24
billion
in 2013.
Subsequently
, the other three categories’ numbers were down below the holiday by close to £6
billion
. Business, as the second-highest category at nearly £3
billion
in 1993, experienced a fluctuation during the
period
and reached almost £5
billion
in 2013. Another British
residents’
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expense when
traveling
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abroad was visiting friends and their relatives. The figure experienced an upward trend during the
period
and remained stable for the
last
5 years with around £5
billion
.
In addition
, miscellaneous spending represented the lowest figure, fluctuating around £2
billion
throughout the ten-year
period
.
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