The line graph shows how much money overseas visitors spent in the UK from 1980 - 2010 and the pie charts show the reasons for their visits in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates money spent by foreign guests in the UK between 1980 and 2010,

while

the charts display causes for visiting in the same

years

.

Overall

,

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amount of money that was used in England by visitors increased steadily throughout the

years

, whilst the main purpose of a

visiting

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remained a celebrating holiday. Despite

this

, a reason to visit friends or families rose the most during the

years

. From 1980 to 1983 there was a dip

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the usage of money from approximately 8000 million pounds to 7300 million.

In contrast

,

next,

it witnessed a resurgence to 9000 millions of pounds. After a slight

reduce

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in 1995, it soared again in 1997, hitting its peak (12000 million pounds). Afterwards, between 1998 and 2010 the graph fluctuated.

Although

visiting for

celebration

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the celebration

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of a holiday secured the first place, its rate noticeably decreased from 44.1% in 1980 to 39.1% in 2010. Visiting friends or relatives became the second most popular cause, rising just under 10%. Meanwhile, other causes were the only purposes to reduce throughout the

years

from 16.6% to 9.8%.