You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graphs show the changes in the UK industry steel between 1970 and 2000. (million tonnes vs thousand). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Value changes in UK steel industry 1970-2000. Write at least 150 words

The two graphs illustrate the changes in the

UK

steel

industry

between 1970 and 2000, showing fluctuations in demand,

production

, and imports (measured in

million

tonnes

)

as well as

the

employment

status (measured in thousand workers).

Overall

, the

UK

steel

industry

experienced a significant decline in both

production

and

employment

over the period,

while

demand and imports saw a gradual decrease and

then

leveled

Change the spelling

levelled

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off by the end of the period. The first graph shows that total

UK

demand started at around 200

million

tonnes

in 1970 and steadily declined over the next 30 years, stabilizing just below 100

million

tonnes

by 2000.

UK

production

followed a similar downward trend, decreasing from approximately 170

million

tonnes

in 1970 to about 50

million

tonnes

by 2000. Meanwhile, imports remained low in the 1970s but began to rise in the 1980s, eventually converging with

UK

production

by 2000. The second graph highlights a dramatic decrease in

employment

within the

UK

steel

industry

. Starting at roughly 50,000 workers in 1970, the number of employees rapidly declined over the years, reaching around 10,000 by 2000.

This

sharp drop in

employment

reflects the

overall

contraction of the

industry

during

this

period.