The line graph depicts the number of foreign visitors coming to the UK for various purposes from 1989 to 2009.
Overall
, the number of people visiting the UK experienced an increase during the period. Linking Words
In particular
, the figure for holiday was dominant over the other reasons.
In 1989, people visiting for holidays accounted for around 6.5 Linking Words
million
, which was the highest figure among all categories. From 1994 to 1999, Use synonyms
this
number reached a peak of nine Linking Words
million
. Until 2004, it bottomed out at the figure of 1989, which was about 6.5 Use synonyms
million
, before recovering to nine Use synonyms
million
after 2009.
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On the other hand
, at the beginning of the period, business trips were nearly 5 Linking Words
million
visitors, Use synonyms
while
meeting friends and relatives stood at under 4 Linking Words
million
in 1989. The numbers Use synonyms
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both purposes rose steadily over the years, reaching 8 Change preposition
for
million
and 7 Use synonyms
million
respectively prior to falling to around 7 Use synonyms
million
for business and over 6 Use synonyms
million
for family visits by the end of the period.Use synonyms