The line graph below gives information on how much money was spent by foreigners in the UK from 1980 to 2010, and the pie chart illustrates visitation reasons in 1980 and 2010. Overall, there was a sporadic pattern in the amount of money spent, and holidays were the most popular reason for visitation in both years.
At the start of the 30-year period, about eight billion Euros was spent, and despite a drop below seven thousand five hundred million within 5 years, this figure continued to rise. Its numbers witnessed fluctuation between 1985 and 1992 and rose steadily, hitting a peak of 12,000 billion in 1995. It gradually declined, then rose steadily, finishing at 10,500 billion Euros at the end of the third decade.
The pie chart for 1980 shows that nearly 50 percent of people visited for vacations; this figure declined to 39.1% in 2010.
18.7% of individuals came for the purpose of visiting family and friends; however, thirty years later, this value increased by 10%. The proportion of individuals who came for miscellaneous purposes doubled in 2010, while those who came for business purposes virtually remained unchanged.