The two line graphs illustrate trends in the UK steel industry between 1970 and 2000: the first depicts changes in demand, domestic production and imports (in thousands of tonnes), while the second shows employment levels over the same period.
Overall, the UK demand of steel, domestic production, and employment status recorded a downward trend during the surveyed time frame, while imports exhibited increasing trends between 1970 and 2000.
Regarding changes in the value of the UK steel industry, the total UK demand showed the highest rate at 200 at the start of the period, about 20 times as much as imports. Thereafter, it plunged to 110 in 1990, before fluctuating steadily around 100 over the next years to 2000. In contrast, imports increased slightly to 50 in 1990, and rocked to roughly 75 at the end of the period. Finally, the UK production saw a steady decline from about 160 in 1970 to roughly 90 in 1990, prior to a slower decrease to 75 in 2000.
Concerning the percentage of employment in the UK steel industry, in 1970, the number of employment levels exhibited a plummet from 50 in 1970 to approximately 20 in 1990, then continued to decline to a lesser extent to 19 in 2000.