The aforementioned graph illustrates the changes in the 
UK
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steel
 industry between the years 1970 and 2000.
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Overall
, it can be seen that both total Linking Words
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 demand and Use synonyms
UK
 production steadily decreased throughout the years. Use synonyms
However
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steel
 imports consistently increased over the same period.
Getting back into the details, the total Use synonyms
UK
 demand significantly dropped from 200,000 in 1970 to roughly 102,000 in 1990 and Use synonyms
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 reached. Linking Words
This
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then
 experienced a slight decline to 100,000 by the year 2000. Linking Words
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, Linking Words
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 production saw a massive decrease, falling from approximately 155,000 in 1970 to around 80,000 in 1990 Use synonyms
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also
 decreased to approximately 75,000 in the year 2000. Linking Words
However
, Linking Words
steel
 imports showed a significant rise, increasing from nearly zero in 1970 to almost 100,000 by the year 2000.
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In addition
, employment in the Linking Words
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steel
 industry saw a sharp decline, dropping from 50,000 in 1970 to just 20,000 in 1990, before Use synonyms
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 decreasing to approximately 18,000 in 2000.Linking Words