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

The line graph illustrates the expenditure of people in the United Kingdom during their foreign stay from 1993 to 2013.

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, the figure for holidays stood the highest and showed the most dramatic boost

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that for business and visiting friends and relatives rose more mildly. Others remained the lowest with only a minor increase. Starting with the highest, the figure for holidays rose radically from 9

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pounds in 1993 to about 26

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in 2008.

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, it experienced a sudden drop to just above 21

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and remained relatively stable until 2012, from which it recovered to nearly 24

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in 2013. Turning to the graphs with a slight increase, expenditure on business rose from approximately 2

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in 1993 to just below 6

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in 2008

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that for visiting friends and family increased from around 1

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to about 5

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over the fifteen years, from which they both stood on the same level there until 2013. Looking at the remaining graph, miscellaneous continued to be the lowest with no significant change at around 2

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throughout the whole examined period.