The bar chart illustrates the proportion of people who used the Internet in 7 types of activities in a UK city from 2007 to 2009.
Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of users of the Internet in shopping, banking, chatting, video games and TV, while a fall was seen in the figures for books and learning. Additionally, the portion of users who shopped online in a UK city was the most enjoyable activity during the period shown.
The proportion of individuals accessing the Internet shopping and banking started at over 40% and around 35%, after which it saw a sharp growth to about 55% and 45% in 2009. Similarly, the figures for chatting and video games increased from approximately 25% to south of 30% and from 15% to exactly 20% in the final year.
10% of citizens in a UK city watched TV on the Internet in 2007, with a subsequent jump nearly two times higher 2 years later. Opposite changes, but to lesser extents, can be seen in the figures for books and learning, which were about 35% and 30% in the first year and a progressive decrease to 30% and 25% in the final year.