The graph below shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 2000. Summarize the formation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph provides information concerning the manufacturing rates of the primary types of fuel in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 2000. The data can be divided into two groups, namely the numbers that experienced an upward trend and a downward trend. Figures are given in

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unit. At first glance, it can clearly be seen that the figure for Petroleum ranked first throughout the given period. All modes experienced rises, except for coal which mainly showed fluctuations.

To begin

, the figures for Petroleum and natural gas

initially

stood at about 39 and 97 in 1981. The former rose significantly to 140 in 1984 before remaining stable until 1987. After that, there was a dramatic decline until 1989, the figures for Petroleum showed a dramatic rise and reached the highest level at above 140 in 1999. The latter unchanged before noticeably grew to 100 in 2000. Moving on to the number for coal, it fluctuated over the following 5 years. In 1986, it started to drop steadily to under 40 in 2000.