The graph shows the contribution of tourism in billions of dollars to the Egyptian economy from 1982 to 2003.

The bar chart illustrates the income generated by

tourism

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in Egypt between 1982 and 2003.

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, it was a higher benefit

at the end

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of the term than at the beginning, with an increase in

contribution

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from 1982 to 2000 followed by a decline until 2003. In 1982, income from

tourism

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was at the lowest point of the period at roughly 0.3

billion

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dollars

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. Between 1982 and the year 2000, the

contribution

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of

tourism

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in Egypt rose significantly. In 1993, it increased by 1.5

billion

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dollars

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to approximately 1.8

billion

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dollars

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. Two years later, the figure stood at 2.2

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, and in a

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two years, it was just below 2

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dollars

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. Income from

tourism

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reached a peak in 2000 at around 4

billion

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dollars

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. In 2001 the

contribution

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of

tourism

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dropped slightly to 3.8

billion

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dollars

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and it remained stable at

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level in the following year. In 2003 there was a significant drop in the

contribution

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of

tourism

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, it fell from 3.8

billion

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dollars

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, compared with the same level in 1993, at roughly 1.8

billion

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dollars

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.