Band 7+: The line graph below shows the percentage of Internet users by population in the USA, Canada and Mexico between 1999 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided line graph illistrates the proportion of people using the Internet in the USA, Canada and Mexico between 1999 and 2009.

Overall, Internet usage icncreased substantially in all three contries over the period. Canada expienced the most dramatic growth and finished with the highest proportion of users, while Mexico consistently had the lowest figure. Although the USA started with the highest percentage, it was evertaken by Canada.

In 1999, approximately 20% of the population of the USA had accsess to the Internet, compared with around 10% in Canada and only 5% in Mexico. Over the following four years, Internet usage rose steadly. By 2003, the figures reached roughly 50% in the USA, 60% in Canada and 20% in Mexico.From 2003 onwards, Canada saw the highest increase, reaching a peak of 100% at the end of the given period, approximately 15% higher than the figure for the USA, which had been the leader, backwhen. The proportion in the USA also continued to grow, reaching nearly 75% before its more gradually to 85% in 2009. Mexico followed a slower but steady upward trend, ending at about 40%.