Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The graph compares the number of foreigners visiting the UK for various purposes from 1989 to 2009.

There was an increase in the number of overseas visitors to the UK for three given purposes. In addition, the purposes of traveling had the highest figure while the opposite was true for business

In 1989, the number of travelers to the UK was the highest, at 6 million visitors and it remained the highest level. The figure for holiday increased significantly and reached a peak of about 10 million travelers in 1999, followed by a considerable decrease by 2 million visitors over the next five years and a final witnessing a recovery to 9 million visitors.

5 million visitors came to the UK to visit friends and relatives in 1989 while the number of foreigners visiting the UK for business was the lowest, at below 4 millions. Then the figure for visiting friends and relatives dropped to the lowest level, at 4 million in 1994, after which it increased sharply and peaked at 8 million visitors, before ending the period at about 7 million visitors. While the figure for business rose to the highest level, at 7 million travelers in 2004, followed by a moderate decrease to over 6 million in 2009.