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The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
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The
chrart
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chart
 illustrates three methods of receiving
inquiries
 in
tourist
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a tourist
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 information office in a specific city for 6 months in 2011.
It is clear that
 people
had
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who had
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 made
inquiries
 in
person
 increased dramatically over
six-month
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a six-month
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 period.
In
addition
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addition,
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inquiries
 by letter or email had a decreasing trend during the period.
Overall
, in
person
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person,
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inquiries
 increased as by telephone did too. In January 2011,
in
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in-person
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person
 was the lowest at a figure of roughly 450
whereas
 telephone was the highest rating
900
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at 900
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. As technologies improved, the number of
inquiries
 by telephone rose from 900 in January to 1600 in June 2011.
In addition
,
number
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a number
the number
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 of
inquiries
 in
person
 had a sharp increase from 450 to 1900 during the period which was more than
a
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apply
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triple.
On the other hand
, amount of
inquiries
 by letter or email was the only method which had a decreasing tendency during 6
month
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months
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. From January to March the figure maintained stable at around 750 but it started to fall steeply in April and May as people writing letters and emails declined generally. In June it remained stable at approximately 380.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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