The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 - 2014

The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 - 2014
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The line graphs illustrate how much foreigners spent their money when they came to New Zealand between 1996 and 2014.
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, it can be seen that all five countries experienced a consistent upward trend in visitors throughout the period. The largest groups which used their money above $1,000 were Australia and the USA. In the beginning, Australian people
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expenses of around $1,000 and peaked at almost $2,500 in 2006.
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, it was continuously decreased to $2,000 in 2014.
On the other hand
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, the percentage of the USA climbed significantly from around $800 in 1996 to above $1,500 in 2010.
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, in the
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four years, it has dropped to around $1,200 in 2014. Meanwhile, the other three regions, in comparison, had only spent their money no more than $1,000. The UK and Japan started with the same level at $500 but had a different trend. In the first six years, in 2002, the UK's expenses fell considerably to around $200,
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Japan's rose to above $1,000. From 2002 to 2014, these countries' trends fluctuated until
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reached about $400 to $800.
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, China had the smallest proportion over 18 years between $0 and $400.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 4 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • annual expenditure
  • tourism revenue
  • spending trends
  • economic impact
  • visitor spend
  • tourism sector
  • peak spending
  • fluctuations
  • incline/decline in spending
  • monetary contribution
  • tourist demographics
  • economic conditions
  • tourism campaigns
  • statistical analysis
  • data interpretation
  • fiscal year
  • extrapolate data
  • spending patterns
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