the graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009

The chart compares how many people visited the UK for dissimilar reasons in the time period from 1989 to 2009. As an

overall

trend,

while

the number of visitors for business decreased quickly, the figure of visitors who were friends and relatives and holiday visitors rose gradually. There were about 7

million

people who went to see the UK in 1989 for a holiday and

this

level grew up sharply to 9

million

in 1999. After that, it dropped again to 6

million

in 2004. And

finally

,

this

quantity jumped to 9

million

in 2009. About 4

million

people visited their relatives in 1989. After that,

this

level climbed moderately to 7

million

in 2004 and remained constant until 2009. The number of individuals who came to the UK for business

were

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5

million

in 1989 and

this

quantity plunged quickly to 4

million

in 1994. And

then

it jumped rapidly to 7

million

in 2007 and dropped a bit again to 6

million

in 2009.