Band 7+: The table below shows the change in the percentages of people joining in seven different sports in an European country from 1999 to 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table delineates the amount of individuals who participating in seven typical sports in a nation which is located in Europe throughout a decade.

Upon intial observation, it is prominent that the proportion of people taking part in tennis, swimming golf and yoga witnessed an upward trend while the same cannot be said for the remaining sports. The percentage of individuals joining in basketball and football experienced a downward trend and the rate of individuals participating in volleyball had some fluctuation.

A quick glance would reveal that the percentage of people taking part in tennis, swimming, golf and yoga had an increase. In 1999, the amout of people taking part in tennis was 25 percent before raising gradually to 33 percent in the next ten years. Following a similar trend, the rate of individuals participating in swimming was 32 percent in 1999 before having a slight rise to 34 percent in 2004 and remaining intact in the next five years. In addition, in 1999, the amount of individuals joining in golf was 8 percent before increasing drastically to 17 percent throughout a decade. Similarly, the percentage of people taking part in yoga in 1999 was 10 percent and its rate remained unchanged in the next five years before having a infinitesimal increase in 13 percent in 2009.

Taking a closer examination to the table, the amount of people participating in basketball and football suffered a drop. With basketball, the amoutn of people taking part in this sport was 26 percent in 1999 before decreasing gradually to 24 percent throughout the span. Moving on to the football, the proportion of individuals participating in this sport was 57 percent in 1999 before having a drastic decline to 48 percent throughout the span. In the last type of sport, which is volleyball, showed some fluctuation. In 1999, the amount of people participating in this sport was 17 percent before having a slight increase to 20 percent in the next ten years. However, in the remaining span, its amount of people had an infinitesimal decrease, which is lower than 2 percent compared to the last five years.