The bar chart below shows the hours per week that teenagers spend doing certain activities in Chester from 2002 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making relevant comparisons.

The bar chart presents data on how teenagers in Chester distributed their weekly time across six different leisure activities from 2002 to 2007. These categories include visiting pubs and discos, watching television, shopping, studying, watching DVDs, and bowling. Watching television was the most dominant leisure pursuit, with a steady rise over the years, peaking in 2007 at nearly 40

hours

per week.

In contrast

, bowling consistently attracted the least attention, with teenagers spending under 10

hours

on

this

pastime throughout the six-year period. Shopping and studying displayed moderate levels of engagement.

While

time allocated to shopping gradually reduced as the years passed, the time devoted to studying showed minimal changes, staying relatively constant. Social activities

such

as going to pubs and discos experienced a significant drop, decreasing from around 15

hours

per week in 2002 to approximately 5

hours

in 2007. A slight fluctuation was observed in watching DVDs, with an initial increase that reached its highest point in 2004, followed by a subsequent fall by the end of the period, suggesting shifting entertainment preferences. In conclusion, watching television consistently gained prominence in teenagers' weekly routines,

while

pursuits

such

as bowling and visiting pubs lost

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. Both shopping and studying showed steady engagement, with only minor shifts throughout the years.