The line graphs show the average monthly amount that parents in Britain spent on their children’s sporting activities and the number of British children who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.
It is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics
and swimming.
In 2008, British parents spent an average of around £20 per month on their children’s sporting activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports increased gradually over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.
Looking at participation numbers, in 2008 approximately 8 million British children played football, while only 2 million children were enrolled in swimming clubs and less than 1 million practised athletics. The figuresfor football participation remained relatively stable over the following 6 years. By contrast, participation in swimming almost doubled, to nearly 4
million children, and there was a near fivefold increase in the number of children doing athletics. 
The line graphs  
show
 the average monthly amount that  
parents
 in Britain spent on their  
children’s
 sporting activities and the  
number
 of British  
children
 who  
took part
 in three  
different
 sports from 2008 to 2014.
It is  
clear
 that  
parents
 spent more money each year on their  
children’s
  participation
 in sports  
over
 the six-year period. In terms of the  
number
 of  
children
 taking part, football was  
significantly
 more popular than athletics
and swimming.
In 2008, British  
parents
 spent an average of around £20 per month on their  
children’s
 sporting activities.  
Parents’
 spending on  
children’s
 sports increased  
gradually
  over
 the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to  
just
  over
 £30.
Looking at  
participation
  numbers
, in 2008 approximately 8  
million
 British  
children
 played football, while  
only
 2  
million
  children
  were enrolled
 in swimming clubs and less than 1  
million
  practised
 athletics. The  
figuresfor
 football  
participation
 remained  
relatively
 stable  
over
 the following 6 years. By contrast,  
participation
 in swimming almost doubled, to  
nearly
 4 
million
  children
, and there was a near fivefold increase in the  
number
 of  
children
 doing athletics.