money spent by British parents on their children’s sports between 2008 and 2014. shows the number of children who participated in three sports in Britain over the same time period.

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The graph line of the
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chart illustrates the spendings on
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sport
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the sport
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by parents in Britain from 2008 till 2014. The
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graph shows the tendency in preferences in three different
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sport
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activities among British
children
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on
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the same period of time. Overall, it is clear that parents started to spend more money on sports. As for activities preferred by
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, football got the leading position, swimming got a slight increase in popularity too.
The athletic
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sports encountered
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significant growth. Average spending on
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sport
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activities for
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in 2008 used to be about 20 pounds per month. In 2014
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sum rose drastically, hitting just above 30 pounds.
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was the most popular among British
children
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. In 2008 about 8
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of
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children
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used to participate in
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activity, During the
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6
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this
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sport
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only got more popular in 2014 the number of
children
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hit 9
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. In 2008 about 2
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of
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children
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were engaged in swimming. In 2014, more
children
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were involved and the number increased to 3,5
million
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. Athletics was the least preferred of the three sports in 2008 with fewer than 1
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children
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participating. From 2010 to 2012 there was
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significant growth and the number reached 5
million
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children
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. In 2014 the line on the graph slightly declined to 4,8
million
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