The charts below show the percentage of time used for different activities in the office in the US in 1980 and 2000. summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, an nake comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate how office

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was allocated to different tasks in 1980 and 2000.

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, the most striking change is that the share of

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devoted to computers rose sharply,

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most traditional activities experienced declines. Looking at major changes, a large proportion of

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was spent on the phone in 1980 (30%), but

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dropped to 17% by 2000. Computers, which accounted for only 2% in 1980, increased dramatically to become the largest category at 30% in 2000.

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, email emerged as a new task in 2000, representing 8% of office

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. Turning to minor changes, the proportion of

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spent on paper documents halved from 20% to 10%,

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meetings fell significantly from 19% to 6%.

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, face-to-face communication (14%) and other activities (15%) remained unchanged over the period.