Band 7+: The line graph shows the amount of money spent by tourists in the UK between 1980 and 2010. The pie charts illustrate the reasons for visits by overseas tourists in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates information about the money tourists spent in the UK between 1980 and 2010, while pie charts demonstrate the reasons for their visit throughout 1980 and 2010.

Overall, according to the line graph, it reached its peak point in around 1996 and experienced several decreases. In both 1980 and 2010, the majority of overseas visitors came for holidays, while the smallest segment accounted for other reasons.

In terms of expenditure, in 1980, it started at roughly £8,200 million. Although there were several fluctuations, it reached almost to £9,700 million. During 1992 and 1996, there was a dramatic increase, the amount of money, reaching £12,000 million. However, the figure dropped to approximately £9,700 million and reached £10,700 million during the last year.

Turning to the reasons for their visit, even though the percentage of visitors for holiday dropped from 44.1% to 39.1%, it is still formed the highest proportion. Both visitors for business and visiting relatives or friends expanded, whereas the other reasons dropped from 16.6% to 9.8%.