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

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of visitors who came to the UK in terms of different purposes , namely

Holiday

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, Business, and visits to friends or relatives from 1989 to 2009.

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, it can be clearly seen that the three categories experienced different trends.

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Holiday

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and business figures rose with fluctuations, visits to friends or relatives increased gradually. As a line graph gives information,

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point of the

Holiday

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was about 6.5

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in 1989, and there was a steep growth to 9

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in 1999, and

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figure decreased to approximately 7

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in 2004.

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, the index of

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experienced a slight rise to 9

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at the end

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of the year 2009. In terms of the

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of visitors business was just under 6

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in 1989;

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, the figure fell considerably to 4

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in 1994 before rising to approximately 6,5

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in 1999. In 2005, the majority of guests increased to 8

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2005,

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number

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declined slowly to just under 6

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in 2009.

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, the

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of visitors to friends or relatives stayed at 5

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in 1989.

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trend has shown consistent growth for 13 years , and in 2004, there were 6,5

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tourists. There was a slow decline to 6

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in 2009.