The graph provides informations about the overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes during a given period of time.
The data plotted by the column of the graph is the number of visitors in millions, while the data plotted by the row represents the years, from 1989 to 2009, overall, we can see that the amount of visitors coming to UK to meet friends and relatives keeps raising over time, from 3 millions in 1989 to peak aproximately 7 millions in 2009, gently decreasing after, it can be explained by the consquent rate of immigratted citizens and foreigners students present in the country, it also the case of the buisness purpose, we detect a marginal growth in the long run, starting by 4 millions in 1991 to 8 millions in 2009, deriving from the economic surge and big amount of work opportunities.
Concerning holiday purpose, the graph surge it’s highest from 1989 and 1997, where it rocked to 9 millions, then dramatically fell between 1997 and 2004, and gradually rise again, this various up and downs can the the result of the inflation and the increase of the costs and the difficult accessibility.
Finally, we conclude that that, neitherless its unstability, the touristic purpose brings the highest amount of visitors.