The two graphs illustrate the changes in the
UK
steel Use synonyms
industry
between 1970 and 2000, showing fluctuations in demand, Use synonyms
production
, and imports (measured in Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
) Use synonyms
as well as
the Linking Words
employment
status (measured in thousand workers).
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Overall
, the Linking Words
UK
steel Use synonyms
industry
experienced a significant decline in both Use synonyms
production
and Use synonyms
employment
over the period, Use synonyms
while
demand and imports saw a gradual decrease and Linking Words
then
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leveled
off by the end of the period.
The first graph shows that total Change the spelling
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UK
demand started at around 200 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1970 and steadily declined over the next 30 years, stabilizing just below 100 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
by 2000. Use synonyms
UK
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production
followed a similar downward trend, decreasing from approximately 170 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1970 to about 50 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
by 2000. Meanwhile, imports remained low in the 1970s but began to rise in the 1980s, eventually converging with Use synonyms
UK
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production
by 2000.
The second graph highlights a dramatic decrease in Use synonyms
employment
within the Use synonyms
UK
steel Use synonyms
industry
. Starting at roughly 50,000 workers in 1970, the number of employees rapidly declined over the years, reaching around 10,000 by 2000. Use synonyms
This
sharp drop in Linking Words
employment
reflects the Use synonyms
overall
contraction of the Linking Words
industry
during Use synonyms
this
period.Linking Words
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