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 charts compare the proportion of residents in one city of the UK engaging

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for for seven kinds of activities in 2007 and 2009.

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the population's usage of the

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for shopping, seeking jobs and TV increased,

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utilising banking,music , and learning decreased. Notably, online games remained stable in both years. The majority of people used the

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for shopping in both years, at approximately 45 % and 50% respectively.

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, people who utilised the

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as a source of finding a job experienced notable growth , which was

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increasing from about 20% in 2007 to 30% in 2009, respectively. TV showed similar progress , climbing from around 16% to 20%. People used online banking services the most after shopping

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experienced a drop from 40% in 2007 to roughly 35% in 2009, respectively. Usage of online music streaming programmes and learning platforms

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decreased to approximately 30% and 15% respectively. Games ,

on the other hand

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, remained stable in both years, at 20%.