The table below shows the change in number of people engaged in various physical activities between the years 2001-2009 in Australia (in million people). Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table illustrates the number of individuals involved in diverse sports in nine

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(2001–2009) in Australia.

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it is clear that

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running, tennis, and aerobics skyrocketed,

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cycling and swimming showed a decrease in the change

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. Running, aerobics, and tennis—all three physical activities—experienced an increase throughout the

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in the given period. Running, which accounted for 1.4 in 2001, rose to 1.7 in 2005 before reaching 2.2 in 2009. Aerobics and tennis started with (1.5, 1), respectively, and reached (1.7, 1.2), respectively, in the

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year. As for cycling and swimming, it seems like these two figures kept fluctuating during the

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, starting with 4.5 for cycling and 3.7 for swimming (2001), and as for the year 2005, cycling calculated

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swimming calculated

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3.8 to reach (3.6, 3, 3) respectively in the finale year 2009, with a change of -20% and 10%, respectively.