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The table details the international tourist arrivals in millions in 8 countries in 2009 and 2010 and the changes (in percentages).

#tourist #arrivals #millions #countries #changes #percentages
The table compares
numbers
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 of foreign
visitors
 among the eight most popular countries during 2009 and 2010 and how it changed during one
year
.
Overall
, most countries experienced
growth
 in numbers of newcomers with Germany having the biggest increment and Hong Kong going through a decline. Germany
as
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the country which had an outstanding increase during 1
year
 period, had 11 million
visitors
 in 2009 and 23
millions
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 in 2010 with a 109 per cent increase. China and Turkey had 22 and 33
millions
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million
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 respectively ended up with an increase of 55 and 33 percent. Italy, the UK, Spain and the USA had better numbers of
visitors
 during 2009 at around 50 and 60
millions
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 each
,
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 but had average
growth
 in popularity among foreigners during the upcoming
year
 with an
incline
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growth
 of less than 5 per cent each. France hitting the highest rate in 2009 and 2010 with 76
millions
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million
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visitors
 each
year
 had a neutral
growth
 trend. Hong Kong visited by 10
millions
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 in 2009 had a negative
growth
 of 11 per cent resulting in 9 million
visitors
.
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grammar
Ensure to check grammatical accuracy and consistency. Minor grammatical errors can impact clarity.
structure
Try to make comparisons more explicitly and clearly between the different countries. This can improve the logical structure further.
introduction
Your introduction is well-written, providing a clear overview of the table's content.
examples
You have effectively summarized the key trends and provided specific examples from the data.

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