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The graph below shows the spending of UK residents on visits abroad between 1993 and 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the expenditure of UK citizens
while
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 visiting foreign countries from 1993 to 2013.
Overall
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, the diagram demonstrates that UK residents spent the largest amount of money on overseas
holidays
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 between 1993 and 2013,
whereas
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 the same group of people spent the minimum on miscellaneous activities. In 1993, UK residents spent roughly £9
billion
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 on booking
holidays
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 abroad. British citizens kept spending on overseas
holidays
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, and reached a peak of just over £24
billion
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 in 2006. Spending on
holidays
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 saw a decline to approximately £22
billion
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 in 2007, before increasing again to just below 24
billion
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 by 2013. Spending on Business trips accounted for merely £3
billion
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 in 1993.
This
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 figure rose slightly over the given years and finished with a total cost of about £4.5
billion
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 in 2013.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words holidays, billion with synonyms.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • expenditure
  • steady increase/decrease
  • fluctuations
  • peak
  • trough
  • notable rise/fall
  • economic conditions
  • currency exchange rates
  • international tourism
  • disposable income
  • consumer behavior
  • trend analysis
  • data points
  • historical context
  • inflation-adjusted spending
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