The table compares the percentage of households in New Zealand that owned seven types of electronic goods in 2002 and 2020.
Overall, most electronic devices showed an increasing trend, except for the video recorder, which declined. Notably, digital cameras and cell phones experienced the most significant growth, while washing machines and color TVs had only slight increases.
In detail, the proportion of households with a washing machine rose marginally from 97% in 2002 to 98% in 2020, and color TV ownership increased from 95% to 99%. Meanwhile, computers and dishwashers showed moderate growth, with computer ownership rising from 50% to 78% and dishwashers from 45% to 55%.
Conversely, video recorders saw a decline from 75% in 2002 to 60% in 2020. The most dramatic increases were in cell phones and digital cameras, with cell phone ownership quadrupling from 20% to 80%, and digital camera usage soaring from 2% to 40%.