The line graph provides information about the production levels of three different types of fuels in the United Kingdom in the interval from 1981 to 2000.
Overall
, whilst the three products exhibited different trends over the given period, two followed an upward trajectory, Linking Words
whereas
coal showed an Linking Words
overall
decline. Linking Words
However
, the rates of increase and decrease varied significantly between them.
As the graph illustrates, the quantity of Petroleum Linking Words
initially
began at around 90 energy units and grew steadily to slightly under 140 in 1984. Linking Words
Thereafter
, it stayed constant until 1987, followed by a fall to 100 in 1991, before recovering to peak at nearly 145 by 2000. The level of Natural Gas started at roughly 38 and increased marginally until 1991, after which it climbed incrementally to reach 100 Linking Words
at the end
of the period.
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By contrast
, Coal witnessed a sharp drop starting at 80 before plummeting to around 35 in 1984, after which it recovered to 60 by 1986. After remaining stable until 1990, it showed a gradual decline to approximately 37 in 1994, Linking Words
then
stayed virtually unchanged until the end of the interval.Linking Words