The bar chart below shows the number of houses built per year in two cites, Derby and Nottingham, between 2000 and 2009

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built per year in Derby and Nottingham from 2000 to 2009.

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, both sets of

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witnessed an upward trend over a nine-year period.

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, the

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of

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built in Derby showed an increase or remained the same

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,

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in Nottingham saw greater fluctuations. In Derby, the

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of

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remained stable at approximately 48

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during the first year.

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, the

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increased in 55

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in 2002. The

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have remained steady over a four-year period, and the significant growth reached approximately 300

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by the end of the period.

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for Nottingham followed a rather different pattern. Between 2000 and 2001, there was an increase of 2

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it dramatically decreased to only 2

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in 2002. The

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of

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slightly increased for the three years, before dropping to almost 0

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in 2006. A large increase was seen in 2007, but the once again dropped to around 10

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in 2008. In 2009, there was another surge in the

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of

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to 250

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