The bar graph provides information about the proportion of Internet users in different activities in a UK city between 2007 and 2009. Overall, majority of the activities saw an upward trend, with shopping experiencing the most significant growth. Notably, while shopping showed the highest figures, the reverse was true for watching TV.
Focusing on increases first, shopping accounted for around 42% of Internet usage, which rose significantly to about 55% in 2009, making it the most popular activity. Similarly, the percentage of users in banking grew from approximately 35% to 45%, making it second most popular activity. Chatting also saw a slight increase from 25% to nearly 30% while playing video games went up from about 15% to 20% in 2009. Despite showing the lowest figures, watching TV also experienced a significant increase from roughly 10% to approximately 20%.
As for remaining activities, the proportion of people using the Internet for reading books fell from about 35% in 2007 to 30% in 2009. Similarly, learning online declined from 30% to just 25 % at the end of the period.