The line graph illustrates how many foreigners who came to the UK for certain purposes between 1989 and 2009.
Overall, three different purposes by visitors fluctuated throughout the period, with the massive changes in the middle. The passengers who came to the UK for Holiday consistently remained the highest level.
Regarding the remarkable trends, the figure for visitors that came for Holiday started at around 6.5 million in 1989, experiencing a massive leap to the top by nearly 3 million 5 years later before plunging by one-third in 2004, nevertheless, surging back to the top point by the ending of the period.
In terms of the remaining tendencies, the foreign people who came for Business stood at 5 million at the beginning, decreased by a million in 1994 before surging to 8 million in the next decade, nonetheless, falling back by a million in 2009. Similarly, the overseas passengers that came for meeting acquaintances began at 3.5 million, consistently increasing throughout the period with the exception of the ending, remaining the lowest level.