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.
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The line graphs show the average monthly amount that parents in Britain spent on their
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who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.
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in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of Use synonyms
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taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics and swimming.
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’s sports increased gradually over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.
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