You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the change in production (Million Tonnes) of three products in the forest industry in a European country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows the change in production (Million Tonnes) of three products in the forest industry in a European country.  

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 

Write at least 150 words.
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The line graph illustrates the number of three distinct forest-industry products (
paper
and packaging, sawn
wood
, and
wood
pulp) in the UK between 1980 and 2000. Production units are measured in
million
tonnes
.
Overall
,
paper
and packaging,
wood
pulp and sawn
wood
experienced different trends during the period, with an upward, steady and downturn pattern, respectively. Notably,
paper
and packaging consistently produced the most products, outperforming all the categories.
Paper
and packaging commenced at approximately 250
million
tonnes
, experiencing a slight rise in 1990 before skyrocketing to reach a peak of 300
million
tonnes
.
Wood
pulp started production at 200
million
tonnes
and hovered around at that level between 150 and just under 175
million
tons.
In contrast
, sawn
wood
depicted a gradual fall from just above 150 to hit a low of about 125
million
tonnes
in the final period, marking the lowest point among the categories and the periods.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words paper, wood, million, tonnes with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Production levels
  • Million Tonnes
  • Forest industry
  • Trends
  • Fluctuations
  • Milestones
  • Significant increase/decrease
  • Outperformed
  • Underperformed
  • Stable
  • Timeframe
  • Data analysis
  • Implications
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