The graphs illustrate the monetary value and the proportion of imported sea food to the UK from Poland, Sweden, and Germany from 1987 to 2007.
Overall, the value of imported seafood gradually increased, but the sources varied. Initially, Poland had the highest percentage, but this declined over the years. In contrast, the percentage of seafood from Germany steadily grew up, the figures for Sweden showed a dramatic increase, and ending with a notable growth.
In 1987, the value of seafood imports was $7.40 million. The seafood from Poland accounted for over half of total seafood imports at 65%, followed by Sweden at 28%, and Germany at 7%. By the next year, the total value of imported sea food reached $9.10 million. The percentage of seafood imports from Sweden significantly increased to 40%, and Germany’s share rapidly rose to 25%, while the figures for Poland rapidly decreased to 35%.
In 2007, sea food from Sweden gradually went up to 43%, accounted for a significant portion of imports. In contrast, the figure for Poland slowly dropped to 30%, and the seafood from Germany made up the least at 27%. The value of sea food imports continued rose and reached $12.30 million.