The first chart below gives information about the money spent by British parents on their children’s sports between 2008 and 2014. The second chart shows the number of children who participated in three sports in Britain over the same time period.

The line graphs illustrate the changes in the average monthly expenditure on

children

's physical activities by British parents and the quantities of

children

joining in football, athletics, and swimming in the UK from 2008 to 2014.

Overall

, the statistics for parents' spending on

children

's sports increased over the period shown. In terms of the

number

of

children

taking part in three sports, it rose between 2008 and 2014. It is clear from the graph that the total

number

of

children

who participated in football was considerably higher compared with other activities. The figure for spending on sports grew steadily from 20 pounds in 2008 to more than 30 pounds in 2014. Looking at participation numbers, the population of youth joining football stood at 8

million

in 2008,

then

rose gradually to over 9

million

in 2014.

Next,

the

number

of

children

who participated in athletics stayed unchanged between 2008 and 2010, at 1.5

million

.

Subsequently

, it witnessed significant growth between 2010 and 2014, from around 1.5

million

to over 5

million

.

Finally

, in aquatic activity, the

number

of young people who took part increased moderately, from about 2

million

to more than 3.5

million

over the period given.