The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by four different countries in tonnes.

The bar chart illustrates the quantities of

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and

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imported by four countries in 2007, with figures presented in

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.

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,

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imports exceeded

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most of the countries shown. The UK and the USA relied far more heavily on

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than

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,

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Canada displayed the opposite trend, importing substantially more

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. Germany,

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, recorded almost identical volumes for the two beverages. The UK imported by far the largest amount of

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, at 16,000

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.

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figure was nearly 50% higher than the 10,500

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recorded in the USA. With respect to

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, the situation was reversed

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the USA brought in 7,500

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, almost double the UK’s 4,000

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. Canada emerged as the leading importer of

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, purchasing 8,000

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, which was precisely twice the quantity of

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at 4,000

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. In Germany, imports were balanced, with each product accounting for roughly 6,000

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, placing it in the mid-range compared with the other three nations.