The bar chart represents/depicts three different sources of foreign exchange earnings from
2007-2011 respectively. At a glance, the chart shows that two sources out of three have gradually increased and
out of them workers’ remittance shows a rapid increase over textile and garments which shows a slight increase
over the period. The chart also shows that the foreign exchange owning from tea remained almost constant.
In 2007 tea has drawn a foreign exchange of 1000$ million. The following year it has only increased by 250 million and from then onwards it has remained constant until 2011. Textile and Garments have earned 3800$ million in 2007. In the following year, it has increased only by a few $ million and dropped by about 300 million in 2009.
However, it has increased again in 2011. Workers remittance on the other hand has earned 2750$ million in 2007 and kept growing by 200$ million each year until 2009 and the earnings have rapidly increased then onwards like 4000$ million in 2010 and 5000$ million in 2011.
In conclusion, we can see that the industry in Sri Lanka has not developed considerably and it doesn’t show a greater growth income over the years. While textile and garments show a slight increase, worker’s remittance has become the main source of foreign exchange earning in Sri Lanka by 2011.
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