The graph shows the contribution of tourism, construction and agriculture to the Egyptian economy from 1982 to 2003.

The bar chart illustrates the amount of money contributed to the Egyptian economy by three sectors over 21 years.

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, there was an increase in the contribution of

tourism

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and

construction

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until the year 2000, followed by a decrease to the end of the

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,

while

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the contribution of agriculture remained stable throughout. The

tourism

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and

construction

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sectors followed a roughly similar trend. Both started at low points in 1982 at 0.2 and 1.1

billion

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dollars

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respectively. By 1995, both stood at 2.2

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dollars

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. They reached a high point in 2000 with

tourism

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at 4.2 overtaking

construction

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at roughly 3.2

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dollars

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. From 2000 to 2003 there was a decline in the contribution of both sectors. In 2001 and 2002

tourism

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stood at 3.2 but in the final year of the

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(

2003)

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it fell significantly to 1.7

billion

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dollars

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.

Construction

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finished the

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contributing 2.5

billion

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dollars

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.

In contrast

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, income from the agriculture sector started and ended the

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at 1.5

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dollars

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.

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, there were minor fluctuations.

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, in 2001 agriculture fell to 1.8

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dollars

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but recovered by the following year.