The line graph shows how much money overseas visitors spent in the UK from 1980 - 2010 and the pie charts show the reasons for their visits in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the

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of

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spent by overseas visitors in the UK between 1980 and 2010,

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the pie chart compares the reasons for their visits in 1980 and 2010.

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, it can be seen that, despite some fluctuations, the

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spent continued to increase throughout the whole

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years

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. Again, the highest proportion of the

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was used on holidays

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the least was spent on visiting friends or relatives.

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, in 1980, the

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stood at about £8000

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declined in the next two

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.

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,over the next three

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, the

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of

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spent by tourists increased steadily to £9000

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. 1985 to 1990 witnessed some fluctuations in the

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spent. The number rose significantly and

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a high of £12000

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. It dropped to approximately £8000

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following

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increased to £10900

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in 2006

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it fell slightly to £10600

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in the final year . In the pie chart, the most popular activity was holiday

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44.1 % in 1980

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, it reduced to 39.1% in 2010.

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spent on visiting friends or relatives increased from 18.7% in 1980 to 28.2% in 2010. Business

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on

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the other hand, remained a

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fifth

of the total in both 1980 and 2010. The rest of the

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was allocated for other purposes.