The given line graphs compare the number of French visitors and the North American visitors, travelling to the UK for business and holiday purposes.
Overall, the number of people visiting the UK increased throughout the year, and most of them were North American. Additionally, travelling for holidays was more common.
In terms of holiday purposes, at the start of the period, the volume of tourists from North America accounted for nearly 0.75 million, which was 0.25 million lower than that for France. By September, this figure had reached the highest point of 3 million in August, which quadrupled its starting level, before plunging to 0.75 million at the end of the year. Meanwhile, the figure for France steadily increased to 1.5 million in the autumn, after which it showed a swift decline to around 0.75 million at the end of the period, matching its initial number.
Turning to the business purposes, the number of people from France and America followed a similar pattern until mid-autumn. At the beginning of the period, North American visitors stood at 0.15 million while that for France was 0.05 million. By mid-summer, both figures had significantly increased by 0.15 million to reach 0.3 million for North America and 0.2 million for France, before slumping to 0.2 million and 0.1 million, respectively. After that, the number of North American visitors steadily climbed to over 0.3 million by the end of the year, reaching its highest point. Meanwhile, the figure for France had reached its peak at 0.2 million in mid-winter, before declining to around 0.15 million at the end of the period.
