The chart below shows the total number of minutes(in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the number of phone calls in the types of local, national and international and mobile calls in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2002.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the highest usage for calls is local calls in fixed lines,

while

the lowest one is mobiles for all calls.

However

, there is an increasing trend in the use of mobile and national and international ones throughout the whole period, which the difference between the three types of calls much smaller

at the end

of the period. From 1995 to 1999, local calls rise from around 72 to 90

billion

, which was the highest point during the period. In comparison to the other two categories,these are all below 50

billion

. The national and international calls rise slightly,approximately 38

billion

to 48

billion

, but the calls for mobiles are far less, from 2

billion

to 8

billion

. Compare to the

last

three years, from 2000 to 2002, the figure for local calls present a downward trend, at 82

billion

decreased to 70

billion

roughly.

In contrast

, both the figures for national and international and mobile calls are on an upward trend and reach the highest point in 2002, the one for national and international steadily climbed to 60

billion

,

while

the one for mobile soars to around 40

billion

.