The line graph shows value changes in the UK steel industry between 1970 and 2000, while the second line chart shows employment status in the same industry.

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two line graphs illustrate the

value

changes in the

steel

industry

of the UK between 1970 and 2000, and the employment status of the same

industry

.

Overall

, the

production

and demand for

steel

decreased and the import of

steel

increased. The employment status of the

steel

industry

experienced a

decrease

. In the first line graph, the total demand for

steel

was 2000000 in the

year

1970, and after that, it experienced a

decrease

throughout the period. In the

year

1990, the demand for

steel

experienced a gradual

decrease

and reached around 11000000. Meanwhile, in 1970, the

production

value

of

steel

was around 17000000. After that, the

production

value

encountered a sharp

decrease

, and in 1990, the

production

value

was around 9000000.

However

, the import

value

of

steel

was around 1000 in the

year

in the

year

1970, and it increased by up to 4000000 in the

year

1980. The import reached 8000000 in 2000. In the second line graph, in the

year

1970, the employment status of the

steel

industry

was around 50000, and it showed a gradual

decrease

throughout the period. In the

year

1990, it reached around 20000.