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Visits to and from the UK changed from 1979 to 1999

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The line graph explains how the number of
visits
 to and from the
UK
 changed from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph shows the most popular countries visited by
UK
residents
 in 1999.
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 the beginning,
visits
 abroad by
UK
residents
 showed a slight increase of almost 10
million
 from 1979 to 1984.
This
 was followed by constant growth through the years reaching a significant rise of over 50
million
 in 1999. Despite both trends starting at around 10
million
visits
 to the
UK
 in 1979 there is a significant difference between them.
In contrast
 to
visits
 abroad by
UK
residents
,
visits
 to the
UK
 by overseas
residents
 reached a lower growth of almost 30
million
 in 1999. The bar graph shows that the most popular country to visit was France with around 11
million
 in 1999.
In contrast
 to France, Turkey had the lowest
visits
 with around 2
million
 in the same year.
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Task Achievement
For task achievement, try to fully address the prompt by providing a comparison or analysis of the trends over the years rather than just describing them. This can include mentioning key milestones or shifts in the data, and explaining potential reasons or implications of these trends.
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