BEC图表题总汇史上最全版

BEC图表题总汇(史上最全版)PAGEPAGE11BEC图表题总汇(一)Lookatthechartbelow.Theyshowthesalesfiguresofthreefurniturecompanies,K,LandM,foreightdifferentproductsA—H.Whichchartdoeseachsentence1—5describe?Foreachsentence,markoneletterA—Honyouanswersheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.SalesofthisproductwerehigheratMthanatKorL.Lhasmorethanhalfofthemarketforthisproduct.Allthreecompanieshaveanequalshareofthemarketforthisproduct.K’ssalesofthisproducthavenotbeenashighasthoseoftheothertwocompanies.Khasdoneaswellwiththisproductastheothertwocompaniestogether.Lookatthechartsbelow.Theyshowthesharepriceforeightdifferentcompaniesduringonemonth.Whichchartdoeseachsentence6-10describe?Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thesharepricereacheditspeakaroundthemiddleofthemonthandthendroppedsharply.Thesharepriceclimbedsteadilybeforefallingslightlytowardstheendofthemonth.Thesharepricefellsharplybeforeslowlyrecoveringtothesamelevelasatthebeginningofthemonth.Exceptforaslightfallaroundthemiddleofthemonth,thesharepriceshowedlittlechange.Thesharepriceshowedagreatimprovementafterthemiddleofthemonth.Lookatthechartsbelow.TheyshowtheturnoverofeightdifferentcompaniesinthefoodIndustryoveraperiodofthreeyears.Whichchartdoeseachsentence(11-15)ontheoppositepagedescribe?Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thiscompany'sturnoverdippedslightlyin1997,thenrosedramaticallythefollowingyear.Thiscompany'sturnoverfellin1997andnotrecovered.Thiscompany'sturnovershowedsignificantgrowthbetween1996and1997,followedbyonlyasmallrise.Thiscompany'sturnoverpeakedin1997,droppingbackconsiderablyin1998.Thisturnoverofthiscompanyshowedrapidgrowththroughouttheperiod.·lookatthegraphsbelow.Theyshowtheimportsandexportsofeightdifferentcountries(A-H)overthesamethree-yearperiod.·Whichgraphdoeseachsentence(16-20)ontheoppositepagedescribe?·Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Exportsfellduringthesecondyearbutthenmadeastrongrecoveryinthefinalyear.Exportsreachedapeakatthebeginningofthethirdyear,whileimportsfellsteadilythroughthewholeperiod.Importsremainedfairlysteadyforthefirsttowyearsbeforedroppingdramaticallyinthethirdyear.Exportsdroppedinthefirstyearbutthenincreasedconsiderablyandovertookimportsinthefinalyear.Importsroseoverthewholeperiod,whileexportsreachedapeakatthebeginningofthethirdyearandthenbegantofall.Test7Questions11-15·Lookatthegraphsbelow.Theyshowtheclosingsharepricesattheendofeachday’stradingofeightdifferentcompaniesfromMondaytoFridayinoneweek.·Whichgraphdoeseachsentence(11-15)ontheoppositepagedescribe?·Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.11.Inspiteofaslightrecoverytowardstheendoftheweek,thegeneraltrendwasdownward.12.Afterrisingdramaticallyinthemiddleoftheweek,pricesfellbacktotheirMondaylevel.13.Sharepricesdroppedearlyintheweek,althoughtherewerethensignsthattheywerebecomingstable.14.Afterasteadyriseformostoftheweek,pricesfelltowellbelowtheiroriginallevel.15.Pricesreachedtheirpeakatthecloseoftheweek’strading.Test8PARTTHREEQuestions11---15·Lookatthechartsbellow.TheyshowInternetsalescomparedtoHighStreetsalesofholidaysofferedbyeightdifferenttravelcompaniesduringathree-yearperiod.·Whichchartdoeseachsentence(11—15)ontheoppositepagedescribe?·Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A—H)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.AlthoughInternetsalesstartedhigherthanHighStreetsales,theylostthatleadwhenbothdroppedinthemiddleoftheperiod.HighStreetsalesandInternetsalesreachedtheirpeakinthemiddleoftheperiod,butInternetsalesdeclinedmoresharplyattheend.WhilebothHighStreetandInternetsalesrosethroughouttheperiod,HighStreetsalessawtheirgreaterincreaseinthemiddleyear.BothInternetandHighStreetsalesdroppedinthemiddleoftheperiod,withtheInternetalwaysachievingfewersalesthantheHighStreet.HighStreetsalesfellfromtheirearlyhighpointtoequalInternetsales,andboththenremainedlevelattheendoftheperiod.Test10PARTTHREE(Questions11—15)•Lookat-thegraphsbelow.TheyshowthesalesfromJanuarytoJune.•WhichgraphdoeseachsentenceinQuestions(11~15)describe?•Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A~H)onyouranswersheet.   11.ThesalesreachedthepeakinMarch.12.ThesaleslevelledoffbetweenAprilandMay.13.ThesatesdroppedsharplyinFebruary.14.ThesaleslevelledoffduringJanuaryandFebruarybutincreasedsuddenlyinMarch.15.Thesaleswent,-upsteadilyinJanuary,FebruaryandMarchandreachedthepeakinApril.图表作文对于线性图表的描述上升1.对于上升趋势的描述：toincrease/anincreasetogouptogrow/agrowthtojump/ajumptoleap/aleaptoreachapeak/apeaktosoar/asoartorise/arisetoupsurge/anupsurgetoupswing/anupswingtorecover/arecoverytoascend/ontheascendancetosurge/ansurgetogouptoclimbtomounttoleveluptoshoottopickupanupwardtrendexperienceanexplosivegrowthanaccelerationtoswellmanageamodest(marginal)gainon最高点：peaked;reachedapeak/high(point)thehighestthetopthesummitthemost2.对于上升到某个位置的描述：a.动词＋to＋具体数据。b.动词＋to＋thepeakof＋具体数据。c.动词＋reachingthepeakof+具体数据。d.动词＋reaching+具体数据。e.topeakat＋具体数据f.toclimbto+具体数据3.对于上升的程度的描述：a.动词＋by＋具体数据。b.动词＋副词。下降1.对于下降趋势的描述：tocollapse/acollapsetodecline/adecline/onthedeclinetodrop/adroptodecrease/adecreasetofall/afalltogodowntoreachalowpoint/alowpointtoreduce/areductiontodescendtolessentoleveldowntoslidetowane/onthewanetoshrinktoslump/aslumptofallofftodropofftotakeadipadownwardtrend最低点：bottomedoutreachedthebottom2.对于下降到某个位置的描述：a.动词＋to＋具体数据。b.动词＋to＋thebottomof＋具体数据。c.动词＋reachingthebottomof+具体数据。d.动词＋reaching+具体数据。3.对于下降程度的描述：a.动词＋by＋具体数据。b.动词＋副词。表示程度的词：1.程度较大：agreatdeal/big/alotapparent/apparentlyclear/dearlyconsiderable/considerablyimportant/importantlydramatic/dramaticallygreat/greatlydrastic/drasticallymarked/markedlymuchobvious/obviouslyfastquick/quicklyrapid/rapidlyremarkable/remarkablysharp,/sharplysignificant/significantlystrong/stronglysudden/suddenlysteep/steeplymassive/massively2.程度较小：abitalittlefractional/fractionallygentle/gentlygradual/graduallyhardlylittleslight/slightlyslow/slowlysmallsteady/steadilystable/stablymarginallymoderate/moderately3.平稳状态：tobehardlychangedtohavelittle/hardlyany/nochangetokeepsteadytolevelofftoremainconstant/steady/stabletoremainunchangedtostaythesameremain/maintain/keep/bethesameas/similarto4.表示平稳：fluctuate/afluctuationriseandfallsupanddown5.表示程度：almostadv.几乎，差不多nearlyadv.几乎，密切地approximatelyadv.近似的，大约aboutadv.附近，大约，转向，左右，周围justover刚超过overadv.结束，越过，从头到尾exactlyadv.正确地，严密地preciselyadv.正好精确地；清晰地比例：20percent20%oneinthree1/3oneoutofeveryfour1/4占:occupytakeupaccountforgain而:whilehoweverwhereasontheotherhandactually/infact相比:bycontractonthecontrarylikewisecomparedwith5.常用词significantchanges图中一些较大变化noticeabletrend明显趋势during/withhinthesameperiod在同一时期distribute分布，区别unequally不相等地pronounced明显的average平均correspondingadj.相应的，通讯的representvt.阐述，表现overall总体上讲except除外inthecaseofadv.在…的情况下incomparison相比之下inverselyadv.相反地，倒转地rangefrom从…到…excessiveadj.过多的，过分的，额外lowerv.降低，跌落elapsevi.(时间)过去，消逝时间的嵌入嵌入时间时所使用的介词和介词词组：in;from……to……;between…….and……during……and……;atthestartof……;bytheendof……;over……;attheendof……throughout……时间’s+具体数据上升和下降趋势的组合描述（嵌入了时间和程度之后）：1.先上升后下降的句型：......increasedslowlyduring……and……butfellsharplyin…….Asteadyfallin……during……and……followedthesharpincreasein…….42.先下降后上升的句型：……fellbefore……begantomakearecovery…………continuetherecovery,climbingto…………droppedduring……butincreasedagainin…………fellandthenpickupduring…………collapsedbeforerisingto……attheendof……3.起伏波动的句型：……fluctuatedsharplyallthrough……4.波动不大的句型：……hardlychangedthroughtheperiodbetween……and……柱状图形的描述转换为线形图形的描述饼状图形的描述对于百分比进行描述所使用的句型：……%the……is/has/have/are…………accountsfor……%ofthetotal……takesup……%inthewholechart比较主体中的一部分is/constitutes/accountsfor……%inthewholepiechart.趋势的比较1.表示相似的句型(实例)：BothsharepricesrosesharplyinJanuary.Neithercompanyhasmadeaprofityet.LikeX,YfellinJune.XrosejustassharplyasY.2.表示差异的句型（实例）：Xfellsharplywhereas/whileYremainedsteady.XfellquicklycomparedtoY.UnlikeY,Xroseby10%.XrosefarmoredramaticallythanY.3.表示倍数的句型：the……doubled/tripledin……comparedwiththosein……AisindirectproportiontoB=AisdirectlyproportionaltoB.AB成正比Aisininverse/reciprocalproportiontoB=Aisinversely/reciprocallyproportionaltoB.AB成反比。Ahas倍数asmany可数的比较主体asB.A是B的多少倍Ahas倍数asmuch不可数的比较主体asB.同上Ahasthesame比较主体asB.AB相同，相等4.客观比较的句型：……is……incontrastto……The比较主体in地点in时间is……incontrastto……in地点in时间.数据的修饰1.表示不足的词或词组：upto;below;under;almost;nearly2.表示超过的词或词组：over;morethan;justover3.表示大约的词：about一.主章开头图表类型：table;chart;diagram;graph;columnchart;piegraph描述：show;describe;illustrate;canbeseenfrom;clear;apparent;reveal;represent内容：figure;statistic;number;percentage;proportion开头套句：Thediagramunfoldsaclearcomparisonbetween…Thisbarchartdisplaysthenumbersof…Thesetwopiechartsshowthedifferencesbetweentwogroupsof…Thetableshowsthechangesinthenumberof……overtheperiodfrom……to……Thebarchartillustratesthat……Thegraphprovidessomeinterestingdataregarding……Thediagramshows（that）……Thepiegraphdepicts（that）……Thisisacurvegraphwhichdescribesthetrendof……Thefigures/statisticsshow（that）……Thetreediagramrevealshow……上升趋势的套句：Thegraphsshowathreefoldincreaseinthenumberof……thesituationreachedapeak（ahighpointat）of[%].Ais……timesasmuch/manyasb.Aincreasedby……Aincreasedto……Thereisanupwardtrendinthenumberof……Aconsiderableincrease/decreaseoccurredfrom……to…………（year）witnessed/sawasharprisein……表示下降趋势的套句：from……to……therateofdecreaseslowdown.fromthisyearon，therewasagradualdeclinereductioninthe……，reachingafigureof……Thefigures/situationbottomedoutin……Thefiguresreachedthebottom/alowpoint/hitatrough.表示持平不变的套句：besimilarto……bethesameas……Therearelotsimilarities/differencesbetween……and……Ahassomethingincommonwithbthenumberof……remainedsteady/stablefrom（month/year）to（month/year）。Thepercentageof……stayedthesamebetween……and……Thepercentageremainedsteadyat……Thepercentageof……isslightlylarger/smallerthanthatof……Thereisnotagreatdealofdifferencebetween……and……结尾Thetreediagramrevealshow……thedata/statisticsshow（that）……Thedata/statistics/figuresleadustotheconclusionthat……Asisshown/demonstrated/exhibitedinthediagram/graph/chart/table……Accordingtothechart/figures……Asisshowninthetable……ascanbeseenfromthediagram，greatchangeshavetakenplacein……Inmyopinion,Personally,I…Inshort(=Inbrief)…Inconclusion,AsfarasI’mconcerned…Toconclude,Itseemsclearthat…图表作文是BEC考试中常出的题型。对于如何描述图表，很多学习常感到困难。下面是一些常用的描述图表的句型，供大家参考。1.Ataslowerrate...2.Itreflectsthegreatdifferencesthatexistbetween...3.Thesefigureswereoverwhelminglygreaterthanthecorrespondingfigureof...4.Itcanbeseenfromthechartthatsignificantly...~er(比较级)...than...5.Inalllocations,AoutnumberedB...6.Thesetwopiecharts(饼状图)showthedifferencesbetweentwogroupsof...7.Thefirstpointtonoteisthehugeincrease(inthenumberof)...8.Aismorethan...times(bigger)thanB9.ThebiggestlosswastoA,whichdecreasedfrom...to...ofthewhole.10.Thebiggestgains(ingraduatenumbers)weremadebyAwhich,asagroup,haveincreasedbyover...11.Tosumup,...12.Thisbarchartdisplaysthenumbersof...13.Thechartreflectsseveraltrends.14.But...weseeadifferenttrendemerging.15.Whenwecompare...,wesee...16.Thissuggestsincreasededucationalopportunitiesforwomeninhighereducation.17.Accordingtothegraph,...18.Theproportionof...19.Therewasaslightrecovery...20....hasdroppeddramatically21.Thegeneraltrendappearstobeincreases.22.Therewereapproximately...23....hadjumpedfourfoldto...24....rosesharplyfrom...to...25.Remainedconstantat...26.Theoveralltrendfor...27.Thegraphshowsthepercentageof...28.Wecanseethat...swellduringthe...hours,peakingat...am.29.Althoughtherawdatadoesnotprovideanexplanationforthesetrends30.Whencoupledwiththegraphicinformation,leadstosomepossibleconclusions...?31.Thismayservetoexplain,atleastinpart,themirrorimageofthetwolines.32.Perhapsthemosttellingfeatureofthechartisthedominanceof...33.Thegraphrelatesthepercentageof...34.Risegraduallytoabout10%.35.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtime,audiencesbeginafairlysteadyclimbtowardsthepeakviewershipinthehoursfrom6pmto10pmatsome40-45%.36.Asharpdeclinefollowsto...37.Listenershipdropssteadilyfromthispeak,crossingthelinefortelevisionviewsataround2pm.38.Itcontinuestodeclinethroughouttheeveninguntilreachingalowpointat2am.39.Thegraphprovesthedominanceof...40.Duringthepeakperiodof...41.Thediagramunfoldsaclearcomparisonbetween...42.TheUnitedStatesasawholeinfouraspects,namely,...43.Obviously,ineveryaspect...44....hadamuchhighergrowthratethan...asawholeduringthatperiod.45.Thenumberof...increasedby%.46.Themostrapidincreaseofallthefouraspects...Astotheotherthree,thoughthegrowthrateswerenotsohigh,theywereindeedremarkableandimpressive.47.Thenumberof...droppedby%.48.Fromthediagramitcanbesafelyconcludedthat(intheyears)...49.Thereweremanysignificantchanges(inmodesoftransport)...50.Thefollowingparagraphswillidentifyanddiscussthetrendsintheaccompanyinggraph.51.Averynoticeabletrendwasthesteadydecreasein...52.Duringthesameperiod,therewasalargeincrease...53.Thisincreasedagain...ThegraphshowsthesharepricesforMicrosoftandApple.July-November1999.Writea120-14-wordreportdescribingandcomparingtheshareprices.Report:ComparisonofMicrosoftCorporationandAppleComputer,Inc.sharesAtthestartoftheperiodMicrosoft’ssharepricewasvirtuallytwicethatofapple,bylateNovemberhowever,ApplehadoutstrippedMicrosoftwithasharevalueofalmost$100,$10morethanMicrosoft.Microsoftsawitssharepriceschangeconstantly;theyreachedapeakof$100inmid-July,felltounder$80inmid-Augustandthenrecoveredto$90bySeptember.ThesharepricethenfluctuatedatoraroundthisleveluntiltheendofNovember.Appleshares,ontheotherhand,showedanoverallupwardtrend.Thepricerosefrom$45pershareinJulytoalmost$80bymid-September.FollowingasharpfallatthebeginningofOctober,thesharepricepickedupandincreasedsteadily,reachingapeakof$100bytheendofNovember.ThegraphshowsunemploymentinItalyandGermany,1993-1998.Writea120-14-wordreportcomparingunemploymentinthetwocountries.UnemploymentinItalyandGermany,1993to1998GeneraltrendUnemploymentfiguresinbothItalyandGermanyrosesignificantlyovertheperiodfrom1993to1998.ItalyDespiteanoverallincrease,theunemploymentfigureswerecharacterizedbynumberofpeaksandtroughsoverthesixyears.In1993unemploymentstoodatjustover9%ofthetotalworkforce,risingto12%in1995.itthenfluctuatedaroundthisleveluntil1998,neverfallingbelow11.5%.GermanyIncontrast,unemploymentinGermanyrosesteadilywithfarfewerfluctuations,increasingfrom8.5%toalmost10%bylate1993.Despiteanimprovementthefollowingyear,withthelevelfallingtojustunder9.25%,theupwardtrendcontinued,withunemploymentreachingapeakof11.5%bytheendof1997.However,1998sawunemploymentdropsharplyto10.7%beforelevelingoff.ThesharepricesofbothIBMandAOLshowedageneralupwardtrendfromJuneuntiltheendof1998.However,whileAOLsharesthencontinuedtorisesteadilyoverthenextthreemonths,thepriceofIBMsharesfellslightly.ByMarch1999bothshareswereworthabout$100.AOLsharesthenshotup,almostdoublinginvaluewithinfourweeks,theyreachedahighof$180inmid-Aprilbeforecollapsingtojustover$100pershareatthebeginningofMay.Therewasaslightrecoveryduringthatmonthhowever,despitethis,byJune1999thepriceofAOLshareswasonceagainabout$100.Incontrast,despiteminorfluctuations,IBMsharesmadeasteadyrecoveryoverthethreemonthperiod,finishingatjustover$100,almostequaltoAOL.BEC高级（HIGHER）PART1--------图表作文图表作文的文章结构：引言部分、主题段落、结论部分、例文分析Thebarchartbelowshowsthenumberofcomplaintsmadebyconsumersaboutdifferentproductsandservicesintheyears1994and1997.5.2%%9.2%%4.0%%6.7%12.7%Writeashortreportof120-140words.Thebarchartdisplaysthechangesinthenumberofcomplaintsmadebyconsumersaboutfivekindsofproductsandservicesbetween1994and1997.Accordingtothediagram,therewasanincreaseinthecomplaintsaboutmostoftheproductsandservices.Thenumberofcomplaintsaboutpackageholidaysabroadandfinancialservicesincreasedovertheperiod.Thecomplaintsmadeaboutthepackageholidaysabroadroseby12.7%from15,000in1994toabout18,000in1997.Andtherewereabout52,000complaintsaboutthefinancialservicesin1997,by5.2%upon1994.Therewerealsomorecomplaintsaboutelectricgoodsandsecond-handcarsin1997thanin1994.Thecomplaintsaboutthetwoproductsroseby9.2%and6.7%respectively.Theformerincreasedfrom66,000in1994toabout70,000in1997andthelatterwentupfrom80,000to86,000.Andclothingistheonlysectorwherethenumberofcomplaintsdroppedovertheperiod.In1994,therewerearound45,000complaintswhilethefiguredecreasedby4%toaround43,000in1997.Inconclusion,wecanseethereweremorecomplaintsabouttheproductsandservicesin1997thanin1994withtheonlyexceptionofclothing.图表作文常用的语言手段作文的开头------表示“出处”的句子结构；描述“数据变化”常用的表达方式；表示变化的副词和形容词；描述“数据”的表达方式；“大约”的表达方式例一Thegraphbelowshowsdevelopmentintheownershipofmobiletelephonesasapercentageoftelephonesowned.Writeashortreportforauniversitylecturerdescribingthechangesintelephoneownership.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.MobileTelephoneOwnershipasPercentageofAllTelephoneOwnershipFromthebarcharts,wecanseethechangesintheownershipofmobilephonesasapercentageofalltelephonesownedinEurope,USAandAsiarespectivelybetween1993and1998andaforecastaboutpercentagesintheyearof2003.Duringthefiveyearsbetween1993and1998,therewasanincreaseinmobiletelephoneownershipinproportiontoallthetelephoneusersinthethreeareas.InEurope,4%ofthetelephoneownersweremobilephonesubscribersin1993.Thepercentageroseto14%in1998.IntheUSA,thepercentagewas8%in1993,thehighestamongthethreeareas.Itincreasedto18%in1998.InAsia,therewasathreefoldincreasefrom2%in1993to8%in1998.Itisforecastedthattheupturntrendwillcontinueinthefollowingfiveyear.In2003,18%ofthetelephoneownersinEuropeareestimatedtobemobilephoneusers,comparedtoaround35%inUSAand28%inAsia.AlsoobviousfromthediagramisthatAsiaisthemostrapid.In1993,thepercentagewasonly2%,thelowestamongthethreeareaswhilein2003,itislikelytobe28%,almost10%higherthanthatofEurope,thelowestamongthreeareas.例二Thefollowingtwographsdisplaytheworkforcedistributionin1932and2000inGreatBritain.Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdisplayingthetrendsinthefollowinggraphs.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.ComparativeWorkforcedistributioninGreatBritainBetween1932and2000Accordingtothepiechart,therehavebeenmajorchangesintherelativesizeofthemajoremploymentsectorsinGreatBritainoverthelast68years.In1932,25%ofpeoplebetweentheagesof16and65wereunemployed.Ofthosewhohadajobthelargestpercentageworkedintheindustrialsector,followedbythoseintheservicessector(15%)andinagricultureandfishing(12%).Only3%ofthepopulationwasemployedbythegovernment.Asthediagramindicates,by2000majorchangeshadtakenplaceintheoccupationoftheworkingpopulation.Mostsignificantlyperhaps,afarlowerpercentageofpeopleofworkingagewereunemployed.Therelativesizeofdifferentoccupationalsectorshadalsochangedsignificantly.Theindustrialsectoronlyaccountedfor15%ofworkerswhilethelargestemploymentsectorwasmadeupbyworkersintheserviceindustry.Agricultureandfishinghasalsodeclinedwhereasthegovernmentsectorhasincreasedenormously,employingalmost15%ofallworkers.例三Thefirsttablebelowshowstheresultsofasurveywhichsampledacross-sectionof100,000peopleaskingiftheytraveledabroadandwhytheytraveledfortheperiod1994-1998.Thesecondtableshowstheirdestinationsoverthesameperiod.Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheinformationshownbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.VISITORABROADBYUKRESIDENTSBYPURPOSEOFVISIT(1996-2000)19961997199819992000Holiday1524614898178961970320700Business31553188324936393957Visitstofriends26892628277430513181Otherreasons98289610301054990Total2207221610249492744728828DESTINATIONSOFVISITSABROADBYUKRESIDENTSBYMAINREGIONWesternEuropeNorthAmericaOtherareasTotal199619371919178222072199718944914175221610199821877116719052494919992366115592227274472000245191823248628828ThetablesillustratewhythesurveyedUKpeopletraveledabroadfrom1996to2000andwhattheirdestinationswereoverthatperiod.Accordingtothetables,theseUKresidentstraveledabroadmainlyforholidays,businessorvisitstotheirfriendsandrelativesandtheirdestinationsarelargelyWesternEuropeandNorthAmerica.TherewasanincreaseinthenumberoftheUKpopulationwhotraveledabroadovertheperiodinallthethreecategories.In1996,therewere15,246holidaymakersabroad,whichwasmuchlargerthanthenumberofbusinesstravelers(3,155)andthatofvisitorstotheirfriendsandrelatives(2,689).In2000thenumberofholidaymakersincreasedto20,700,followedby3,957forbusinesstravelersand3,181forvisitorstofriendsandrelatives.Thetotalnumberoftravelersabroadwentupfrom22,072in1996to28,828in2000.Obviousfromthe2ndtableisthatWesternEuropeisthemostpreferreddestinat