The given chart illustrates how much money parents spend on their children in the UK, while the second chart indicates the participation rates of children in three sports namely football, athletics, and swimming, over a six-year period, starting from 2008
Overall, it is clear that the first chart and second chart experienced an upward trend in the spending on children’s sports by parents and the number of children participating in three sports. In addition, the figures for football remained the highest throughout the period
According to the first line chart, in 2008, British parents spent around 20 pounds. After two years, the average monthly spending increased slightly by over 25 pounds. There was a steady rise in British parents’s spending on children’s sports to just over 30 pounds over four-year period
According to the second line chart, in 2008, the number of participants was approximately 8 million british children playing football, while swimming and athletics were lower, accounting for around 2 million and 1 million, respectively. The number of children who participate in Football remained relatively stable over the period. However, the figures of children who join swimming witnessed a significant growth, nearly double to around 4 million. There was a nearly five fold increase to approximately 5 million in the number of british children doing athletics