The graphs below show how people in a European city reached their office and got back home in 1959 and 2009 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts give data about the percentage of individuals in Europe who reached their office and

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returned back home by five various kinds of transport vehicles from 1959 to 2009.

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, it can be clearly seen that above half of the people preferred to go on

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in 1959,

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in 2009, among European inhabitants, cars were the most used means of transport. Looking into detail, there was a gradual decrease in the proportion of the bus which accounted for 15% and 13% in the former and latter years respectively.

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, 55% of people reached their destination by

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in 1959. Meanwhile, the ratio of the trains and buses was the same. A few people chose to commute by car and other means of transport, comprising 10% and 5% in terms. As for the latter year, using cars is more popular compared to other vehicles, making up 35%. A quarter of individuals tended to travel by

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. Trains, buses and other modes of transportation were less common than cars and by

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, accounting for 15%, 13% and 12% respectively.