The bar chart illustrates the value of Southland's main foreign trades—international
tourism
, Use synonyms
dairy
, and Use synonyms
meat
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products
—in 2000 and 2010, with projections for 2025.
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Overall
, international Linking Words
tourism
is projected to remain Southland's most valuable export, Use synonyms
while
the fortunes of Linking Words
dairy
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meat
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products
are expected to move in opposite directions, with a substantial rise for Use synonyms
dairy
and a significant decline for Use synonyms
meat
.
In 2000, international Use synonyms
tourism
was the highest-earning sector, bringing in £8 Use synonyms
billion
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dairy
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products
at approximately £7 Use synonyms
billion
, and Use synonyms
meat
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products
at £6 Use synonyms
billion
. A decade later, by 2010, the picture had shifted. Use synonyms
While
international Linking Words
tourism
had risen slightly to £9 Use synonyms
billion
, the value of Use synonyms
meat
exports plummeted by two-thirds to just £2 Use synonyms
billion
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In contrast
, Linking Words
dairy
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products
saw a moderate increase to around £8 Use synonyms
billion
.
Looking ahead to 2025, the forecasts show diverging trends. International Use synonyms
tourism
is expected to continue its upward trajectory, increasing by another £1 Use synonyms
billion
to reach £10 Use synonyms
billion
. Use synonyms
Dairy
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products
are projected to follow a similar path, climbing to £9 Use synonyms
billion
.
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However
, Linking Words
meat
exports are predicted to continue their decline, falling Use synonyms
further
to just £1 Linking Words
billion
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