The graph below shows the percentages of tourists who used different types of transport to travel within a particular nation between 1989 and 2009. Each tourist may have used more than one type of transport.

The given line graph illustrates the

proportion

of

travelers

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travellers

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who used

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various types of transport in a specific country from 1989 to 2009. More than one type of transport may have been used by each tourist.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

proportion

of people using cars to travel was the highest,

while

the ferry had the lowest percentage.

Additionally

, the figure for

car

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cars

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,

air

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and air

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experienced a downward trend, with the exception of rail, ferry and coach. In 1989, the

proportion

of people who used cars to travel was the highest, standing at nearly 50%,

then

witnessed a slight increase to over 60% in 1999 before declining to nearly 52% in 2009 . The figure for air was approximately 40% in 1989,

however

, there was a dramatic fall to 20% in 2009. The figure for the rail in 1989 was nearly 35%,

then

climbed significantly to 60% in 2009. In 1989, there was a dramatic increase in the percentage of tourists who used coach to transport from approximately 10% to nearly a quarter in 2009. The

proportion

of people using

ferry

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the ferry

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saw a marginal rise from approximately 5% in 1989 to nearly 10% in 2009.