e$)$ During the Covid$-19$ pandemic, demand for wire and cable dropped by around $10\%$ due to reductions in the number of constructions, communication, power network etc projects. Since then, demand has almost recovered to pre$-$pandemic levels. In $2021,$ the UK consumed a total of $241$ kt conductors $($wire and cable$).$ This was expected to rise at a rate of roughly $5\%$ throughout $2022$ to a total of $253\mathrm{.}05kt$ conductors consumed. Your supervisor has asked you to use this information and make a prediction for UK conductor consumption throughout $2025,$ assuming the growth rate remains about the same. Comment on the implications for the wire and cable industry and the limitations of this kind of modelling.