The bar chart shows the number of visits to a community website in the first and second years of use.

The bar chart illustrates the number of visits to a community website 1across its initial two years of operation.in the first and second years of use. Overall, the number of visits in the second year was much higher than that in the first year in almost every month, except for August. Both years showed a similar pattern, 2with visitor numbers rising through late autumn, dipping in winter, and recovering toward summer.with visitor numbers rising at first, falling in the middle of the period, and then increasing again. 3Between September and November,In the first few months, visits in both years increased. By November, the figures had reached 10,000 in the first year and about 17,000 in the second year, and they remained at these levels in December. 4Following a drop to roughly 3,500 in January, first-year visits bottomed out at about 1,000 in February and March,After that, first-year visits dropped sharply to only about 1,000 in February and March, 5while the second-year figure reached its lowest level of around 10,000 in February and March.while the second-year figure fell to around 10,000. 6From April onwards, visits in both years rose again. By July, they had climbed to about 12,500 in the first year and approximately 22,500 in the second year. In August, however, second-year visits fell sharply to around 12,500, while first-year visits continued to rise to about 14,500, 7establishing August as the sole exception where Year 1 traffic exceeded Year 2.making August the only month when the first-year figure was higher.