The chart below shows the percentage of people in a city in the UK using the internet for different activities in 2007 and 2009.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people in a city in the UK who used the

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for different activities in 2007 and 2009.

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, shopping and banking were the most common

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activities in both years,

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learning and watching TV were the least popular. In 2007, around 45% of people used the

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for shopping, making it the most popular activity. Banking was the second most common purpose, with about 40%, followed by listening to music at approximately 35%. By 2009, shopping saw small increases of about 5%.

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, banking and listening to music decreased of about 5%. Regarding the other categories, around 25% of people used the

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for job seeking in 2007, rising to about 30% in 2009. The figures for playing games and learning online were lower, both around 15% to 20%. Watching TV online was the least popular activity,

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it still increased slightly from about 10% to nearly 15% during the same period.